Scott entered
Oregon State University in 1969. In 1970, she joined the
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, (AFROTC). Upon graduation, the women pilots were limited to flying the
KC-135 (a military version of the
Boeing 707),
C-130,
C-141 and
C-9 cargo/transport aircraft or the
T-37 and
T-38 trainer aircraft. Scott's first flight assignment was to
Mather Air Force Base, California piloting a KC-135 Stratotanker, flying
air-to-air refueling missions, and performing
alert duty as part of
Strategic Air Command (SAC). Her follow on assignment in 1982 was to the
U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) where she was
sailplane instructor and flew the
UV-18A (
De Havilland Twin Otter) for the USAFA parachute training program. During that time she also competed as a member of the Air Force Shooting team. In 1986 Scott transferred to the
Air National Guard to fly the
Boeing C-22 (a military version of the
Boeing 727) and the
C-21 (a military version of the
Learjet 35) as part of the
District of Columbia Air National Guard supporting
Military Airlift Command (MAC).
Recognition Scott and the other nine women members of the UPT Class 77-08 were inducted into the
Women in Aviation, International Pioneer Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2020, the
Air Education Training Command (AETC) honored these first women jet pilots by dedicating the Trailblazer Room in their honor. == References ==