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Show f MANY MEN LIKE I THE NAVY LIFE II " 4fc t Wash.ngton, July 19 Possibly the 'M navy Is more attractive to the'aver- S f age young American than the army, IS) J but the fact is that the recruiting offl- it cers find little difficulty in obtainng g k as many recruts for the navy as they atWi aeed. At present the enlisted force K !s only about 600 Bhort of the full EM' luota allowpd by law, which Is 47.500. NiK The recruiting department has j$M adopted the policy of refraining from tjjjim filling up this quota, keeping a small yJW number of acancles to provide places fl for the trained veterans who are dts- S charged on the expiration of their tW terms of enlistment, with the under Nft standing that they may re-enter the ' service at any time within four HE. months. It appears that a good many jffglj men, wearied "by four years' spelL of Kw hard service, conclude they have had lw enough of the navy and wish to spend ym the remainder of their days ashore, v uBt a surprisingly large proportion of JB these men, after spending their 9t money and trying some cill job, feel bliJii the call of the service and return to ffllfo the navy yards, where they are gladlv ijtfK taken aboard the first available ship. SV no |