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It seems that we require data comparing the religiosity of the military with that of the civilian population, as well as data on the socioeconomic background of recruits.
I could not find anything on religiosity, but did find something on demographics:
http://www.heritage.org/research/nationalsecurity/cda05-08.cfm
US military recruits are more likely to have a high school degree and generally match the US distribution of income, but rural areas and The South are overrepresented.
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