I never attended OCS, but that sounds wrong and unreliable to me. The
military has never required attendance at religious services, at least
since my service in the 80's. If such a policy existed, I'm sure the
ACLU or Americans United would be on to it by now.
As a practical matter, attendence
I've been trying to think a bit more about the Establishment Clause no-coercion
doctrine. It seems to me that if coercion is defined as government-caused
pressure to engage in religious doctrine or profess a religious belief --
including a belief that one doesn't possess -- then the
