Bill Scott had spent over twenty-two years in the military as both an Army officer specializing in Latin America foreign relations, military intelligence, and an enlisted cavalry scout. He is a jack-of-all-trades that came out of New Mexico. He is a Highland High Hornet that competed in state competitions (sometimes winning, sometimes needing to learn the grace of losing) for a myriad of topics that include academic decathlon, soccer, track, and chorus. He attended both UNM and NMSU (studying computers and mathematics respectively) before getting a master’s degree at Vanderbilt University in Latin American Studies. His passions outside of politics are tabletop games, Star Wars, and astrophysics. The truth is: even though he tries to come off as a tough military soldier, he is really a geek that watched too much G.I. Joe as a kid.