Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Getty akapiwa basa mu22nd Infantry Regiment, uye akaita basa romuganhu kubva muna 1878 kusvika muna 1896. Munguva iyi, akapinda muHondo yeUte muna 1884 uye Hondo yeSioux muna 1890 na1891. Getty akapindawo muHondo yeSpain neAmerica, achitora chikamu mu
Hondo yeEl Caney, Hondo yeSan Juan Hill, uye Kukombwa kweSantiago. Akashanda muSanitary Corps uye akagamuchira Silver Star nokuda kwebasa rake ikoko. Pashure pokushumira muPhilippines kubva muna 1900 kusvika muna 1911, Getty akarayira Recruit Depot paFort Logan kubva muna 1914 kusvika muna 1917.