Editing Roy Geiger (section)

== Education ==
Geiger attended Florida State Normal and Industrial College. In 1907, Geiger earned a [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree from [[Stetson University College of Law]].<ref name="stetson_geiger2011"/>

Geiger enlisted in the Marine Corps as a private on November 2, 1907, in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], and was sent to [[Naval Station Norfolk]] for his initial training. Geiger spent most of his enlisted time at the [[Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.]],  where he was also promoted to corporal on June 2, 1908. Following a series of professional examinations and the passing of a Naval Medical Board he accepted his commission as a [[Second Lieutenant#United States|second lieutenant]] on February 5, 1909.<ref>Willock ''Unaccustomed to Fear'', pp. 33–42.</ref>