At that time, the Army did not accept black pilots, so Archer was posted to a communications job as a telegrapher and field network-communications specialist in Georgia.
Americká armáda v tom čase neakceptovala černošských pilotov, a preto bola Archerovi pridelená práca telegrafistu a terénneho špecialistu na sieťovú komunikáciu v Georgii.