Mission Statement: The Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee recruits Asian Pacific Americans to the US Public Health Service (USPHS) and USPHS officers to APAOC, and helps retain officers in the USPHS and APAOC. 

Goals for 2022:

• Have an officer representing APAOC at all virtual OBCs and recruit all Asian Pacific officers
• Maintain the APAOC general members roster
• Host a hike event early autumn to provide a meet and greet to new officers and solidifying current friendships
• Host an annual social event first half of the year

Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee Contacts:

Chair: LCDR Yajun Jason Tu Yajun.Tu@fda.hhs.gov; LT Ying Lin, Alternate, Ying.Lin@fda.hhs.gov

 Co-Chair: LT Pushpa Suresh Jayasekara Pushpa.Jayasekara@fda.hhs.gov; LCDR Navdeep Bhandari, Alternate, Navdeep.Bhandari@fda.hhs.gov

APAOC General Membership:

APOAC is actively recruiting new members. If you wish to become a general APAOC member, please contact LCDR Yajun Jason Tu Yajun.Tu@fda.hhs.gov and LT Pushpa Suresh Jayasekara Pushpa.Jayasekara@fda.hhs.gov.

 Eligibility: any Commissioned Corps (CC) officers or Civil Service (CS) personnel interested in the mission and goals of the APAOC.

 Additional OBC dates can be found here: http://dcp.psc.gov/ccmis/training/TRAINING_obcdates_m.aspx