{"id":25551,"date":"2018-08-06T13:24:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T13:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/06\/new-mentorship-program-to-link-generations-of-vet-leaders\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:42:13","slug":"new-mentorship-program-to-link-generations-of-vet-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2018\/08\/06\/new-mentorship-program-to-link-generations-of-vet-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"New mentorship program to link generations of vet leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Capitol Hill advocates are hoping to help ready the next generation of national veterans leaders by having them learn from the current ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/military-honor\/salute-veterans\/2016\/11\/17\/advocates-want-more-veterans-on-congress-policy-staff\/\" target=_blank>Officials from HillVets<\/a> this week announced a new mentorship program that will feature big names from the world of veterans and national security policy: former Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2016\/03\/23\/chuck-hagel-laments-the-dearth-of-veterans-in-key-national-security-roles\/\" target=_blank>Chuck Hagel<\/a>; House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman <a href=\"http:\/\/caucus.militarytimes.com\/speaker\/phil-roe\/#.W2hKZ1VKiUk\" target=_blank>Phil Roe<\/a>, R-Tenn.; former Air Force Secretary Deborah James; and former Army Secretary Patrick Murphy, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Group organizers in recent years have worked to increase the number of veterans working on Capitol Hill in a variety of policy and support roles. 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They will release one name every fifteen minutes on Twitter Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 12-week program, set to start in September, will feature 18 individuals \u201cin defense, veterans affairs and communications\u201d who will work closely with the mentors on their areas of expertise. HillVets founder Justin Brown said the goal is to provide guidance on ways to enact \u201csmart, ethical public policy\u201d that the participants have already begun advancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Rear Adm. 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