Torrey returned to the United States in August 1912 and assumed duty with Naval Disciplinary Barracks at Port Royal, South Carolina. This duty includes guarding and administering of the naval and marine prisoners, who were sentenced to no more than three years confinement for non-violent crimes. He served in this capacity until April 1914, when he was attached to the Marine detachment aboard the newly commissioned battleship USS "New York" and participated in the Veracruz Expedition during the ongoing Mexican Revolution.