Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - An ba Getty izini a cikin Rundunar Sojoji ta 22, kuma ya yi aikin iyaka daga 1878 zuwa 1896. A wannan lokacin, ya shiga cikin Yakin Ute a 1884 da Yakin Sioux a 1890 da 1891. Getty ya kuma shiga cikin Yakin Spain-Amurka, yana shiga cikin yakin El Caney.
, yakin San Juan Hill, da kuma Siege na Santiago. Ya yi aiki a cikin Sanitary Corps kuma ya sami Tauraruwar Azurfa don ƙoƙarinsa a can. Bayan ya yi aiki a Philippines daga 1900 zuwa 1911, Getty ya umurci Ma'aikatar Recruit a Fort Logan daga 1914 zuwa 1917.