Despite the hesitancy he expressed in his letters to Rilke about pursuing a military career, he continued his military studies and served for 15 years as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army.
尽管他在信中对里尔克提过他对于是否还要在军队度过职业生涯一事有所犹豫，他还是继续了军队学习并在奥匈帝国军队当了15年军官。