Ka cika wannan jumla: An ba shi mukamin na biyu, na 6th Cavalry, kuma
ya yi yakin neman zabe a Philippines na tsawon shekaru biyu. Ya ziyarci China, Koriya, da Japan a lokacin dawowarsa zuwa Amurka a 1903, inda aka sanya shi zuwa West Point a matsayin mai koyar da harsunan zamani na shekaru uku. Ya ciyar da lokacin rani a Faransa tare da mahaifinsa, wanda ya koya masa ya tashi balloons a lokacin rani na 1904. A cikin 1906 an sanya shi halartar "École Impériale de Cavalerie" (Makarantar Aikace-aikacen Cavalry ta Faransa) a Saumur.