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Veteran Transition: Hear from Got Your 6 Executive Director Bill Rausch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 8 MINUTE READ Bill Rausch, Executive Director of Got Your 6 This week, the Bush Institute's Military Service Initiative is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative and the United Service Organizations (USO) to host an event that highlights the resources and careers available to transitioning service members, veterans, and their spouses.  As we dive into this important issue, the Bush Institute is publishing a series examining the important role that employers and non-profits play in veteran transition and recommendations on how to leverage a veteran's leadership talent. Today, Bill Rausch, the Executive Director of the non-profit Got Your 6 and a former Army Major, discusses why hiring and investing in veterans isn't simply the right thing to do, it's the smart thing for business leaders and employers to do. Can you give us some background on how/why Got Your Six was formed? In 2012, Got Your 6 wa