Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1911, paakanga ari kuFort Sam Houston, Texas, Hickam akawana rovedzo yokufamba nendege mukuwedzera kumabasa ake aiwanzopiwa. Muna January 1914, akaendeswa ku8th Cavalry, ipapo muPhilippines, achisvika kuCamp Stotsenberg muna December 1913. Gore rakatevera akakwidziridzwa kuzadza chigaro chekutanga chemutungamiri mu7th Cavalry, zvakare paCamp Stotsenberg, uye akadzokera ne7th Cavalry kuUnited States muna December 1915 kuDouglas, Arizona. Akashanda muMexico sechikamu che
Akaona chiito musi waMarch 19, 1916 paGuerrero; April 22, paTomochic, Chihuahua, uko akapiwa Silver Star muchiito chinopesana neVillistas inotungamirirwa naCandelario Cervantes; uye paPiojo Canyon musi waJune 20. MunaNovember 1916, Hickam akasiya 7th Cavalry kuti ashumire saPurofesa weMilitary Science paYunivhesiti yeMaine uye akagamuchira kukwidziridzwa kuna kaputeni weCavalry, muna Chivabvu 1917, mushure mekunge United States yapinda muHondo Yenyika I. Akabatana ne18th Cavalry muna Chikunguru, asi chikamu ichi chakagadziriswazve sechiuto chemunda.