Born in 1925 Scott served as a tail gunner in Lancaster bombers during WW2. After being released at the end of the war he attended U of T and received his BPHE. Re-enlisting in the Canadian Army in 1948 he served as a commissioned officer in the QOR of C, retiring as a Major in 1975. During the period 1964-67 he was the Commandant of the APTC, then the CFSPER in Camp Borden. Upon retirement in 1975 he worked for Alberta Disaster Services.