Scott is a Vietnam-era veteran and Military Policeman who worked in Law Enforcement for 14 years before changing careers to teaching, first at the Police Academy, then teaching US History in a low-income middle school in Salinas, Ca. for 21 years. He has a B.A. in Constitutional Law and an MA in teaching. He is married to the most wonderful woman in the world, has two sons and four grandchildren, all of whom cheerfully put up with him. He is the author of 14 books on military history, and three books on political satire. He lives in Freedom, California (Seriously)