Started a new mod, loaded Fort Joy in, did not do this last time, just canceled with no level loaded. Copied the BouncingShield skill to my project but changed the name and from novice to starter skill. Not sure why it has to be starter, the original BS shows up on character creation with a novice tier rating.
So now I am not sure if loading Fort Joy made some difference or making the skill a starter skill ( although I did try that before and it did not work ) or both solved it but now it is showing up.
Thank you for your time and feedback.