soldiering Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun skills that are required for the life of soldier
    soldiership.
  2. noun the evasion of work or duty
    slacking; shirking; goofing off; goldbricking.
  3. verb serve as a soldier in the military
    soldier.

WordNet

Sol"dier*ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier.
  2. The act of feigning to work. See the Note under Soldier, v. i., 2. Colloq. U.S.

Webster 1913