Applications asked for a photograph to be included and McAfee was rejected several times, almost certainly because he was Black. Eventually he applied to join the Electronics Research Command section of the U.S. Army Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth and this time no photograph was required.
Nagtanong ng isang aplikasyon para sa mga litrato na kasama at McAfee ay tinatanggihan ng ilang beses, halos tiyak dahil siya ay Black. Sa wakas siya ay inilalapat sa mga sumali sa Electronics Research Command na seksyon ng US Army Signal Corps sa Fort Monmouth at oras na ito kunan ng larawan ay hindi kinakailangan.