Bruce McKenney:  

School As a Marine brat, I moved around a lot in my elementary years. I started school at Holiday Hill in Jacksonville, then left in the 3rd grade for Oklahoma and Michigan. It was good to finally move back to Jacksonville for 5th grade through 12th. Maybe my experience as a military dependent helped me make it easier on my kids as I dragged them around the world with me in the Air Force. Jacksonville was always my home. Enjoyed high school, but wasn't heavily involved with activities, maybe I should've been. Average student who tended to sleep in class a lot, especially the excruciatingly boring communism vs americanism class. My electronics teacher in 12th grade was inspiring, maybe that's why I've been working with electronics and communications systems ever since. College 1977-1979, United Electonics Institute in Tampa. Shared a boarding house with three other students. Earned Associates Degree in Electronics 1981-1991, Community College of the Air Force. Earned Associates Degree in Electronics Systems Technology. Combination of military technical, leadership and management training, plus a few courses from University of Maryland. 1987-1995, University of Maryland European Divison. Earned Associates in Computer Science. Took classes at all my bases in Europe. Workplace Winn Dixie, Hillsborough Blvd, Tampa. Stocked shelves to earn tuition money. Store is a Sports Authority store now. Service Auto Parts, Tampa. Delivered auto parts, took care of warehouse and mixed car paint. Earned money for tuition. Northern Telecom, West Palm Beach. First electronics job. Tested and repaired circuit cards at a plant manufacturing telephone switches. I only worked there for about 6 weeks. That area of FL is expensive to live in! LaMee the Florist: Couldn't find a good electronics job back in Jax. Best friend helped get me a job as a delivery driver. Had fun driving all over town, but had to move on and join the Air Force. A friend talked me into it. He got out in his first hitch. I turned out to be a lifer. You can see most of my military work related history in my military bio. Now that I'm retired, I'm letting my hair grow out a little, but not too much. My first job was for a company called S4 where I did a technical analysis of the data center on Scott AFB. Now, I'm with BAE Systems as a Long-Haul Telecommunications Systems Analyst for the Air Force Communications Agency on Scott AFB. They can talk about us, but they can't talk without us! Still in the AF, but in a different uniform (suit), and supporting our troops! Military July 1981, reported to Lackland AFB TX for Basic at the ripe old age of 21. Graduated basic with two stripes as an Airman First Class. Went to Sheppard AFB TX for technical training as a telecommunications systems specialist and teletype technician. Honor graduate from technical school. In Feb 1982, I reported to my first duty station at Ft. Monroe VA. I worked as a teletype technician and maintenance job controller in a tactical radar flight. Deployed to Saudi Arabia while at Ft. Monroe. After Ft Monroe, I went...Expand for more