Redmond Ramos followed in his two brothers footsteps and left to the military at 18 years old to become a Navy Corpsman (combat medic) with the Marines. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 where he stepped on an IED and later lost his leg. As soon as he got back, he decided to begin a life of motivating others and competed in track and swimming internationally for Team USA Invictus games. He was listed as 8th in the world for Men's Health "Ultimate Man Search" competition in 2015.