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The U.S. Army is using a mobile application and SMS to make sure that soldiers returning home from duty get the healthcare services they need.

FORT JACKSON, S.C. - The Army has been dismissing so many overweight applicants that its top recruiter, trying to keep troop numbers up in wartime, is considering starting a slim-down camp to transform chubby trainees into svelte soldiers.

Basebook, a Web-based application linked via the popular social networking site Facebook, lets members post when and where they've served, and search for others.