[1] He completed high school in 1956, and enrolled at the Indonesian Military Academy in Magelang from which he graduated in 1960.

He then moved to military intelligence and public relations, serving as intelligence assistant to the commanders of Kodam Cenderawasih, Kodam Siliwangi, and Sumatra's Defence Command, in addition to becoming deputy chief of the army information service in 1977.

[3] In 1982, Soeripto was appointed as chief of staff of the Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad).

[1] During his 10-year tenure as governor, Soeripto was noted as being supportive of the development of media outlets in the province.

When he took office, there were no daily newspapers in the province, and Soeripto took steps to aid journalistic education, including taking part in the founding of Riau's first daily newspaper Riau Pos [id].