Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Winans ṣiṣẹ ni Ilẹ India ati Texas lati ọdun 1891 si 1897; jẹ ọjọgbọn ti imọ-jinlẹ ologun ati awọn ilana, Ile-ẹkọ giga ologun ti Michigan, lati ọdun 1897 si 1898; o si ṣiṣẹ pẹlu regiment kan ni Philippines lati ọdun 1899 si 1900. Ó wà pẹ̀lú
Ìrìn Àjò Ìjìyà ní Mẹ́síkò ní 1916. Ní ìgbà Ogun Àgbáyé Kìíní, Winans pàṣẹ fún Ẹ̀ka Ẹ̀ṣọ́ 64th Infantry, 32d Division, 1st Army Corps, American Expeditionary Force.