Bio

Matthew Fryman (Matt) is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the University of South Carolina (USC). He studies political-military relations and civil-military relations. His main topic of interest is the relationship between political polarization and military accessions. Before coming to USC, he spent 30 years in the U.S. Army, retiring in 2020 as a Colonel. He holds a B.S. in Education from The Citadel, a M.S. in International Relations, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.