ˈæftɚ ðə lˈiːvɪŋ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ɐɡˈɛn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, wˈʊd bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv æt mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi wˈɔːɹd, ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ vˈaɪspɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə kˈʌmpəni.
After the leaving the army again in 1919, Wood became an executive at Montgomery Ward, eventually becoming a vice-president of the company.