 He remained there until August 1934, when he was ordered back to Quantico as a student in the Senior Course.After completing that course, he was ordered to China in July 1935, for duty with the Marine Detachment at the American Embassy in Peiping.He returned to the United States two years later to attend the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and after graduating in June 1938, he joined the staff of the Marine Corps Schools at Quantico.