 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Muna 1913, Rodgers akapiwa basa rokutungamirira ngarava yehondo itsva uye ine simba zvikuru yeU.S. Navy,. Nokukurumidza pashure pokuiisa mubasa pana April 15, 1914, Rodgers akatora New York kumaodzanyemba kuGulf of Mexico, uko yakashanda sechikepe chikuru cheRear Admiral Frank Friday Fletchers squadron ichivharira Veracruz, Mexico. Muna 1915, Rodgers akashanda semutungamiri wehondo yezvikepe zvehondo yeAtlantic Fleet, yakarayirwa naRear Admiral Henry T. Mayo. Musi waJune 13, 1916, Rodgers akasimudzirwa pachinzvimbo cheRear Admiral uye akashanda kwenguva pfupi neAtlantic Fleet asati aenda kumhenderekedzo kunodzidza kuNaval War College, kwaaizogara kusvika muna 1917. 