Nicholas Irving spent six years in the Army's Special Operations 3rd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment. He served in a wide range of positions, from a demolitions assaulter to a Master Sniper, and was the first African American to serve as a sniper in his battalion. He is now the CEO and owner of HardShoot. His autobiography, The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers, was published in 2015.