Tulis hiji continuation pikeun ayat ieu - Sanggeus lulus, Ringo ngagabung Angkatan Darat Amérika Sarikat jeung naék ka pangkat Specialist di 82nd Airborne Divisi. Salila opat taun tugas aktifna, anjeunna ditugaskeun ka 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, dirombak jadi 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment nalika 82nd ngaorganisasi ulang 3rd Brigade na, ditambah dua taun tugas cadangan sareng Florida National Guard. Diantara pangajén-pangajénna nyaéta Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal pikeun partisipasi na dina 1983 Amérika Serikat invasi Grenada
, jeung Medali Layanan Pertahanan Nasional.