Question 9 In order for Theodore Roosevelt to be able to volunteer for military service in Cuba he had to get an examination fro
m the draft board. get McKinley's permission to leave his post as vice-president. accept the lowly rank of a private. resign his naval post. bribe recruitment officers to ignore his poor eyesight and other ailments.
In order for Theodore Roosevelt to be able to volunteer for military service in Cuba, he had to resign his naval post.
Theodore Roosevelt served in the Spanish-American War as a "rough rider," as a member of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. He resigned to his post as an Assitance Secretary of the Navy. The leader of the regiment was Leonard Wood and Roosevelt was Lieutenant Colone.
