1.  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

2.  soldiering(n = noun.act) goldbricking, goofing off, shirking, slacking - the evasion of work or duty;
is a kind of dodging, escape, evasion

1.  The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier. [1913 Webster]

2.  The act of feigning to work. See the Note under Soldier, v. i., 2. [1913 Webster]