ˈæftɚɹ ɐ bɹˈiːf ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə sɪvˈɪliən lˈaɪf, hiː wʌz ˈɔfɚd ɐ kəmˈɪʃən æz ɐ sˈɛkənd luːtˈɛnənt ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ɔnðə ɹˌɛkəmɛndˈeɪʃən ʌv θˈiːədˌoːɹ ɹˈoʊzəvˌɛlt.
After a brief return to civilian life, he was offered a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army in 1899 on the recommendation of Theodore Roosevelt.