 This will open to him, later, the doors of Military interpretation.Before joining the Military interpretation; at the age of 18, he enlisted in the "Spahis" as a volunteer for a period of four years, with the rank of brigadier, then "Maréchal-des-logis".He was relieved of his duties on March 5, 1881, and obtained a supervisory position at the Algiers High School, before returning to the 1st Regiment of "Spahis" on July 13, 1882 for four more years.