James Matthew Schombs was born in New York, United States of America, in 1963. He joined the US Navy in 1982. He received a BS from Excelsior College and an AA in Liberal Studies from Monterey Peninsula College. He also studied to receive a Certificate of Senior Studies in Terrorism and Counterterrorism Research from HenleyPutnam University. He is a retired US Navy Seal Team Officer. He retired in 2002 with twenty years of active-duty naval service as a Chief Warrant Officer 2. After military retirement, he worked for the Department of Defense as a Special Operations/ Counter Terrorism Analyst, with a wealth of knowledge and experience along with detailed research and analysis of the (G.W.OT); Global War on Terrorism a D.O.D Analyst position and University studies.