College of Leadership and Ethics

Lt. Col. Schneider joined the faculty at the U.S. Naval War College in 2019. He holds a bachelor’s in international affairs and a Master of Science in administration of justice and homeland security. He was commissioned as a field artillery officer through the Army ROTC program in 1997. His assignments include service in Georgia, Oklahoma, Washington, D.C., Boston and Rhode Island. He has operational and combat deployments to Iraq, Kuwait and Egypt. His last assignment was as a base of support commander for Erbil Air Base for Coalition Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve in Kurdistan, Iraq. As part of the U.S. Army National Guard, he serves as the reserve component adviser.

Cmdr. Brian Young is a military professor in the College of Leadership and Ethics. As a career submariner, his at-sea operational assignments include USS Parche (SSN 683), USS Louisiana (SSN 743) and USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735). Ashore he has served as the officer in charge of the Strategic Systems Programs’ Arduous Sea Duty Detachment in Cape Canaveral, Florida. He also specialized in cross-theater engagements at U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa in Naples, Italy. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University, the Naval Postgraduate School, and the Army War College.