Getting the soldiery weapon is a waste of time. Novus will be the better weapon to get because you can eventually alter its stats, you can get it to (at least) ilvl 115 in 2.3 and you don't have to waste any Soldiery getting it. Why waste weeks worth of soldiery to get a weapon that will be obsolete in just over a month when you can gear an alt class with gear that will last you till at least September?