Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whakawhiwhia a Getty ki te 22nd Infantry Regiment, a i mahi ia i nga mahi rohe mai i te 1878 ki te 1896. I tenei wa, i uru ia ki te Pakanga Ute i te tau 1884 me te Pakanga Sioux i te 1890 me te 1891. I uru hoki a Getty ki te Pakanga Paniora-Amerika, i uru ki te
Ko te Pakanga o El Caney, ko te Pakanga o San Juan Hill, me te Siege o Santiago. I mahi ia i roto i te Rōpū Hauora, ā, i whiwhi ia i tētahi whetū hiriwa mō ana mahi i reira. Whai muri i tana mahi i nga Philippines mai i te 1900 ki te 1911, i whakahau a Getty i te Depot Recruit i Fort Logan mai i te 1914 ki te 1917.