Statistics released Monday showed that in May the Army signed up 5,101 new recruits, short of its goal of 5,500, although it remains on track to meet its goal of 80,000 for the full year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2006 to Sept. 30, 2007.

“May is historically a difficult month to recruit,” said Maj. Anne Edgecomb, an Army spokeswoman. High school graduation and other spring events tend to make it harder to attract the attention of potential recruits, she said.

The Army tends to have its best recruiting months during the summer. (More at washingtonpost.com)

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