Matthew Hardman

Matt Hardman is a retired United States Navy Chief who lives in Southern Maryland. He holds a BA in Intelligence Studies from American Military University and an MA in Writing from Johns Hopkins University. When he was 8 years old, his dad gave him a copy of Tom Clancy’s The Hunt for Red October, a book which served as a kick-off point for where the first 20 years of his adult life would lead. After graduating high school, he joined the Navy and spent the subsequent two decades doing just about everything an enlisted sailor can do. He served on a submarine, two aircraft carriers, two submarine tenders, two amphibious assault ships, and one destroyer and completed eight full deployments. He is a husband and a father of six kids and he spends his spare time working on his home and taking care of his pet ducks, cats, parrots, parakeets, and mice.