Bruce Wicks served close to 30 years in the U.S. Army and, in particular, Special Forces. Bruce was a former commander of the United States Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights. While he commanded the Team, there were 13 national and world champions on the Team. Bruce served as team leader for the U.S. National Parachute Team that competed for the world championship in Sweden in 1988. He was also the team leader for the U.S. National Team that competed in Austria in 1992. Bruce has an extensive judging background as he has judged in 12 different world championships, world cups and/or foreign national championships and 17 U.S. National Championships. Bruce was also one of the architects of the skydive that was performed at the Opening Ceremonies of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.