Soldiers spent a lot of time at their camps. They could expect to be at battle 1 day out of 30 during fair-weather campaign season. At camp, soldiers had time to kill. They would have drills in the morning or afternoon, and after that they would have chores to do. When soldiers didn't have anything, they had different ways to entertain themselves. Still, camp life wasn't easy. Food rations and housing play a part in this.