Sentence:  This study also seeks to discover the motivation behind the desire of potential warriors to emulate the persona of traditional, idealized heroic icons. It argues that both a 'male <WSD>undercode</WSD>' and a 'religious <WSD>undercode</WSD>' exist at the root of military culture, shunning all 'feminising' influences, and stimulating a strong drive to achieve a type of 'supermasculine' identity. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A subtext; ideas or information that are assumed or implied but not explicitly coded.