 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Foote akachinjirwa kuChitanhatu cheArtillery, uye akapedza kudzidza paChikoro cheArtillery paFort Monroe muna 1888. Akaramba ari pachikoro somudzidzisi kusvikira muna 1891, uye kubva muna 1892 kusvika muna 1894, akashanda paIntercontinental Railway Commission muCentral America. Akatungamirira vadzidzi vechikoro paVermont Military Academy kubva muna 1895 kusvika muna 1897 uye paNew York Military Academy kubva muna 1897 kusvika muna 1898. Foote akapinda muHondo yeSpain neAmerica, achitungamirira U.S. Volunteer Engineers pamwe nekushanda semubatsiri panguva yeSantiago Campaign. MuPhilippines kubva muna 1899 kusvika muna 1901, Foote akarayira batiri remapurisa raiita sechiuto. 