[1] In 1969, Ramos was commissioned as a distinguished graduate of the University of Puerto Rico's Reserve Officer Training Corps program.

[1] Ramos was sent to Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma where he completed his undergraduate pilot training in June 1970.

In August 1972 was transferred to U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield in Thailand where he was the Base Operations Officer until November 1972.

In February 1973 he transferred to the 3rd Military Airlift Squadron, in Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina until August 1973.

During this time Ramos attained a master's degree in education from Southern Illinois University and attended Squadron Officer School in Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.