soldiership
Art of combat
Soldiership is the quality, skill, or character expected of a good soldier—discipline, courage, tactical competence, and dedication to duty.
It encompasses both the technical proficiency of military service and the moral virtues traditionally associated with the profession of arms.
His soldiership was evident in how he led his unit through the ambush.
The term appears most often in military contexts or historical accounts praising exemplary conduct under fire.
Courage in danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- braveryBoldness before danger
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
resilience · fortitude · camaraderie · esprit de corps · brotherhood · selflessness · integrity · steadfastness
Aid or maintenance
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
allegiance · oath · deployment · enlistment · commission · tour of duty · posting · garrison duty
Professional path in armed forces
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- enlistedSigned up formally
officer · sergeant · corporal · private · lieutenant · captain · regiment · battalion
Accuracy in shooting
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- formationCreation or arrangement
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- leadershipAbility to direct others
reconnaissance · fortification · logistics · navigation · survival skills · hand-to-hand combat · siege warfare · trench warfare
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Courage in danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- braveryBoldness before danger
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
endurance · resilience · fortitude · camaraderie · esprit de corps · brotherhood · selflessness · integrity · steadfastness · martial spirit
service
Aid or maintenance
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
honor · allegiance · oath · deployment · enlistment · commission · tour of duty · posting · garrison duty · sentry
military career
Professional path in armed forces
enlisted · officer · sergeant · corporal · private · lieutenant · captain · regiment · battalion · infantry
marksmanship
Accuracy in shooting
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- formationCreation or arrangement
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
leadership · reconnaissance · fortification · logistics · navigation · survival skills · hand-to-hand combat · siege warfare · trench warfare · guerrilla tactics
soldiershipcivilian life
Non-military everyday existence
pacifism · domesticity · private life · civility · citizenry
soldiershipcowardice
Absence of bravery
incompetence · indiscipline · ineptitude · amateurism · desertion
soldier, soldiers, soldiering, soldierly, soldiery, foot soldier