The Uganda People’s Defense Forces is set to embark on a countrywide recruitment of over 4000 soldiers.
The force will recruit 4,000 in an exercise that is slated to run from December 27, 2019 to January 5, 2020.
In a press statement issued on Saturday, the UPDF Spokesperson Brig Richard Karemire indicates that the coming recruitment shall conducted in about 35 centres across the country.
“Regular Recruits must be adult males and females between the age of 18-25 years and professionals between 18 and 30 years,” he said.
He said the process is intended to replace thousands of soldiers who have retired.
Professionals, Brig Karemire said, must possess a degree or diploma in engineering, chemistry and medicine. He said teachers and those with vocational training stand a big change to get enrolled.
He said that this year’s recruitment like the previous ones aims at attracting very composed and patriotic Ugandans ready to serve in regular and specialized units.
He further noted that this will also offer an opportunity to the UPDF to fill gaps created by retirements.
He added that this will also tap skills of personnel with competencies in science subjects required in a modern army.
Minimum Requirements
He or she must be a citizen of Uganda holding the original national ID card, good health ready to undergo check-ups and road run.
He or she should be between the age of 18 and 25 for and age the of 18-30 as regular or professional respectively.
Regular recruits should possess a minimum education of Uganda Certificate of Education and Advance Certificate of Education with bias in science subjects such as physics, chemistry and mathematics.
Professionals should be holders of Degree or Diploma in medicine, Engineering, Chemistry, Education or vocational skills.
He cautioned that the recruitment into the UPDF is not an off the hook job opportunity but rather a patriotic calling to serve the country in a field that requires great sacrifice and determination.
The recruitment shall start from Rakai, Lyantonde and Kyotera districts and the recruitment center shall be at Lyantonde district headquarters on December 27th.