Trainer development chief retires after 37 years of service Published Dec. 15, 2010 By Susan Griggs 81st Training Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Bruce Scott, chief of the 81st Training Support Squadron's trainer development flight, retires Jan. 1 with 37 years of federal service. Mr. Scott, a native of Albia, Iowa, enlisted in the Air Force in 1973 and served as an avionics instrument systems technician at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. He joined the Air Force Reserve 403rd Wing when he separated from active duty in 1976. He was an air reserve technician instrument mechanic from 1976-1980 and worked in the avionics guidance and control systems shop from 1980-1995, when he retired from the reserve as a master sergeant. Mr. Scott has been assigned to what is now the trainer development flight in various capacities since March 1980. When the unit was known as the 3300rd Technical Training Wing's training services division, he worked as an electronics Mechanic from 1980-1985. During that time, he earned an associate degree in avionics systems technology from the Community College of the Air Force and a bachelor's degree in industrial electronics technology from the University of Southern Mississippi. Mr. Scott also served as an electronics mechanic foreman from 1985-1986, an electronics general foreman in 1986, an electronics mechanic supervisor from 1986-1989, an electronics technician from 1989-1990 and an engineering technician-program manager from 1990-1994. Sixteen years ago, Mr. Scott assumed his current position in which he manages the design and fabrication of training devices. He manages the design, development, fabrication and assembly of training devices that include computer embedded simulators, part-task trainers and live and static mockups. Mr. Scott's flight supports resident and nonresident training, field training, tenant units and other governmental activities. He's also responsible for quality assurance, maintenance, modification, repair, refurbishment and storage of training devices. He earned the Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, Air Force Reserve Service Medal and Humanitarian Service Medal. He was Keesler's outstanding civilian employee of the quarter in 1992, the 81st Training Group's training support flight commander of the year in 1994 and the 81st Training Wing's civilian supervisor of the quarter in 2009. Mr. Scott and his wife, Susan, live in Saucier. They have been married 35 years and have two children, Melissa and Matthew.