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Show 11 RECRUITERS wm SPEED wimx WASHINGTON, March 22. The navy is short 13,514 men of its present authorized enlisted strength of 74,500 and efforts to speed up recruiting are being redoubled. The present month has seen the largest recruitment on record, with a net increase of 1947. Since congress con-gress authorized the 74,500 total in September Sep-tember 5454 men have been added to the navy's personnel. It was stated at the department today that the authorized author-ized strength is sufficient to put all ships immediately available in commission, commis-sion, and no effort will be spared in bringing the force to that figure. To induce recruiting congress provided pro-vided that 100 enlisted men a year should be selected by examination for appointment to tho naval academy. Navy ollicials say that a very high type of officer material is being secured in this fashion. The vray to commissions in the marine corps and to responsible and well-paid positions as warrant or petty officers is also being opened as fully as possible to boys who enlist. A" recruit need serve only one year in the navy to be eligible for examina-. tion for appointment to Annapolis, aud everv possible opportunity for study and instruction to enable him to pass the examination is furnished aboard tho ships or at the training stations. |