Brett Neibel

Brett Neibel

Phoenix Program Manager

Brett Neibel served as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps from 2010 to 2020. During this time, he served under 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, and 1st Battalion 5th Marines and was a Combat Instructor at the School of Infantry (West). While serving, Brett had the opportunity to travel the world and train in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, and Japan, as well as a combat deployment to Afghanistan.

In 2017 Brett was lucky enough to spend a couple of days and nights with some of the MVP Los Angeles members, volunteering at a Bear Grylls’s Survival Challenge event in Santa Clarita, CA.

“I immediately noticed that the MVP members were a family and shared the same camaraderie seen in the military despite some of them having left the service years ago. At that time, I didn’t know when I would exit the military or what struggles I would face in that transition, but I had this overwhelming feeling that I would need this group in my life when that time came”. 

Brett left the Marine Corps in August of 2020 and immediately submitted for membership with MVP. “Transition has been and still is an ongoing struggle. Isolation is common amongst veterans, but COVID-19 lockdowns only perpetuated the situation in a new city with no friends or family. I was suffering from depression, loss of identity, and loss of purpose, and if it weren’t for the efforts to take MVP to the virtual platform, I know that I would have spiraled”.

In September of 2022, MVP expanded to Arizona, opening the 8th chapter in Phoenix. In June of 2023, Brett officially signed on as the Program Manager for MVP Phoenix. “My brothers and sisters at MVP have supported me in my struggles and have always been there to celebrate the wins. MVP has helped me find a new purpose, and I’m not sure I can ever thank them enough”.