<sod>In 1963, McNeil would go on to earn a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in engineering physics from North Carolina A&T and was commissioned as a second lieutenant through the university's [[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps|ROTC]] program.<ref name="F.D. Bluford"/><ref name="USAF Bio"/><eod>
<sod>In 1963, McNeil would go on to earn a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in engineering physics from North Carolina A&T and was commissioned as a second lieutenant through the university's [[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps|ROTC]] program.<ref name="F.D. Bluford"/><ref name="USAF Bio"/>oh in<eod>