soldiering

WORDNET DICTIONARY

soldiering(n = noun.cognition) soldiership - skills that are required for the life of soldier;

is a kind of accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment, skill

Derived form verb soldier₁

soldiering(n = noun.act) goldbricking, goofing off, shirking, slacking - the evasion of work or duty;

is a kind of dodging, escape, evasion

soldiering, n.

The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier. [1913 Webster]
The act of feigning to work. See the Note under Soldier, v. i., 2. [1913 Webster]