soldiering

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

soldiering
    n 1: skills that are required for the life of soldier [syn:
         {soldiering}, {soldiership}]
    2: the evasion of work or duty [syn: {shirking}, {slacking},
       {soldiering}, {goofing off}, {goldbricking}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Soldiering \Sol"dier*ing\, n.
   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. [Colloq. U.S.]
      [1913 Webster]