Army. He joined in 1979, but says it was only after the law changed in 2000, allow members of the LGBTQ+ community to serve, that could he finally, tentatively, be himself.
Now, Bruce, 61, has made the ultimate declaration of love, having married his partner, Stephen Knott, admitting that "attitudes change but love is constant" after their wedding ceremony earlier this month.
He is the highest-ranking officer in the British Army who has had a same-sex wedding. The couple met on a cruise in the Great Barrier Reef in 2001, and although same-sex relationships were no longer prohibited within the Army, both still took great care to live their life as privately as possible. "Having been careful about how I lived throughout my military.