Rear Admiral James Robert McNeal, SC, USN (Ret.) graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1986. After six years on active duty in the Supply Corps, he entered the Reserve component, retiring in 2017. He serves as an adjunct professor at the Naval Academy as well as an assistant coach with the Academy’s Sprint Football Team. J. Eric Smith graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1986, and is also an alumnus of the State University of New York at Albany. Following 11 years of service with the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, he held four CEO positions in the nonprofit sector and maintained a writing and advisory career. He lives in Sedona, Arizona.
