Command Sergeant Major Violet C. McNeirney hails from New York and enlisted in the U.S. Army in December 1982. She completed Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

CSM McNeirney has served in a variety of positions including Battalion Administrative NCO, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Administrative Supervisor, G1, VII Corps, Germany; Secretary of the General Staff Administrative NCOIC, VII Corps, Germany; Administrative NCOIC to the Commanding General, VII Corps, Germany and during deployment to Southwest Asia for Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Provide Comfort; Executive Administrative Assistant to the Commanding General, Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia; Senior Drill Sergeant, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment (BCT), Fort Jackson, South Carolina; First Sergeant, C Company, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment (BCT); Operations NCOIC, S3, 1/34 Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson, SC; Protocol NCOIC, United States Forces Korea (USFK) and Eighth United States Army (EUSA), Korea; First Sergeant, HHC, 43d AG BN; First Sergeant, Fitness Training Company, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; SGM, SGS/SACO, Headquarters, Military District of Washington (MDW), Washington, DC., CSM, Headquarters Command Battalion, Fort Myer, VA and currently serving as the CSM, United States Army Garrison, West Point, NY.

CSM McNeirney's military education includes Command Sergeant's Major Course (Ft Bliss), Garrison Command Sergeant Major Course (GSGMC, 04-2), Sergeants Major Academy (Class 53), Leadership Team Awareness Course, (DEOMI, 04V), First Sergeant Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course (ANCOC), Drill Sergeant School, Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course (BNCOC), Primary Leadership Course (PLDC), Publications Managers Course, Equal Opportunity Representative Course, Combat Lifesavers Course, Instructor Training Course, Cadre Training Course, and Airborne School.

Her awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal (2 OLC); Joint Service Achievement Medal; Army Achievement Medal (6 OLC); Kuwaiti Liberation Medal; Southwest Asia Service Medal (w/3 Bronze Star); Good Conduct Medal (7th Award); National Defense Service Medal; Overseas Medal; Korean Defense Service Medal (KDSM); Parachutist Badge; Drivers Badge; and the Drill Sergeant Badge

CSM McNeirney has a Bachelors Degree (Cum Laude) in Business Management and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management from Webster University.