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 Peni...ver maisJames 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 Henley- Putnam 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.ver menos