Tuhia he tomokanga mo tenei whitianga - I mahi a Winans i te rohe o Inia me Texas mai i te 1891 ki te 1897; he kaiwhakaako mo te putaiao hoia me nga tikanga, Michigan Military Academy, mai i te 1897 ki te 1898; me te mahi me tetahi ope taua i nga Philippines mai i te 1899 ki te 1900. I noho ia ki te Tiriti whiu i Mexico
i te tau 1916. I te Pakanga Tuatahi o te Ao, i whakahau a Winans i te 64th Brigade Infantry, 32d Division, 1st Army Corps, American Expeditionary Force.