Captain McNeill’s career began at Officer Candidate School in October 2000. He then attended The Basic School and briefly served as the Assistant Operations Officer, G-6, MCB Quantico. 2nd Lieutenant McNeill next attended Communications and Information Systems Officer Course where he was the honor graduate of his class.
In May 2002, 2nd Lieutenant McNeill took command of the Communications Platoon at Marine Wing Support Squadron 273. In July of 2003, 1stLt McNeill took command of Headquarters and Service Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 while maintaining his duties as the Communications Platoon Commander. In 2004, he deployed with his unit in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. During this deployment, 1st Lieutenant McNeill led the planning, installation, operation, and maintenance of the radio, telephone, and data networks that supported 21 separate units on the flight line at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq and all 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing units at Forward Operating Base Al Qaim, Iraq. 1stLt McNeill ended his active duty service in January 2005 and dropped to the Inactive Ready Reserve.
After a lengthy break in service, Captain McNeill returned to the Marine Corps Reserve in December 2012. He immediately took command of Headquarters Company, 6th Communication Battalion, serving in this billet until March 2014. In April 2014, Captain McNeill took command of Support Company, 6th Communication Battalion and currently holds this billet.
Captain McNeill holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Franklin and Marshall College, where he majored in the Biological Foundations of Behavior with a concentration in Neuroscience and minored in Applied Mathematics. He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from The Pennsylvania State University. He is currently enrolled in the Expeditionary Warfare School Distance Education Program.
Captain McNeill works for the Applied Research Laboratory at The Pennsylvania State University where he conducts research and analysis on a variety of engineering projects, primarily from the Department of Defense. He is currently developing a decision support tool to aid Marine aviation logistics officers in supply part and support equipment planning. He is also developing a logistics status reporting web application in support of an Office of Naval Research program that aims to effectively integrate operations, intelligence, and logistics systems.