Clay Martin is a former USMC sniper and Reconnaissance Marine.
He crossed services to the US Army, retiring from 3rd Special Forces Group holding the 18 series MOS’s of Echo ( Communications SGT) and Fox ( Intelligence Sergeant).
While teaching Close Quarters Battle and SOTIC for the Army, Clay became a professional 3 Gun competitor, as well as earned a Master rank in USPSA.
After retirement, he worked as a contractor and contract instructor, before settling into a journalism position in the firearms industry.
A few years later he started writing novels, which is his current profession.
Clay is the author of Last Son of the War God, Sword of the Caliphate, and Wrath of the Wendigo novels, as well as the best selling survival books Concrete Jungle and Prairie Fire.