Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - An umurci Carlson zuwa Nicaragua a 1930 a matsayin jami'in a cikin Guardia Nacional. A lokacin, ya zama na farko a lokacin, ya sami lambar yabo ta farko ta Navy don jagorancin 'yan bindiga 12 a kan' yan fashi 100 a cikin wani hari na dare don karya barazana ga garkuwarsa. An kuma yaba masa saboda ayyukansa bayan girgizar kasa ta 1931
a Managua, da kuma yin aiki a matsayin shugaban 'yan sanda a 1932 da 1933.