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]

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]