Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Other folks’s Defence Forces has launched a nationwide recruitment of 11,500 unusual infantrymen this month.
Major Frequent Felix Kulaigye, Director of Defence Public Info, launched at Mbuya Protection force Headquarters that candidates will post their capabilities through the UPDF web convey from July 7 to July 11, 2025.
Kulaigye talked about that whereas the UPDF objectives to recruit 11,500 personnel to raise manpower, the actual division between regular and official classes will rely on the prefer of successful candidates.
The regular prospective recruits are required to be between 18-22 years with a minimum qualification of the Uganda Certificates of Training, whereas the prospective official recruits encompass grade five lecturers and Air Force Experts.
“With lecturers, they must be between 18-25 years, with a Nationwide Diploma from identified institutions, whereas the Air Force experts will seemingly be between 18-30 years; these will encompass pilots, pilot instructors, airplane maintenance personnel, air web page visitors controllers, and meteorologists with linked scientific backgrounds,” Kulaigye talked about.
He added: “One other team of experts to be recruited by the UPDF entails these with levels in Telecommunication Engineering, Info Technology, Instrument Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Digital Engineering. Moreover, candidates with a science background at the senior six level will additionally be considered.” Kulaigye further favorite.
In response to the UPDF, shortlisted candidates will seemingly be published on the UPDF web convey and stumble on boards at district and city headquarters, alongside with dates for physical screening at designated district recruitment centres.
The recruits are further required to be citizens, characterize a scientific examination file, national identity playing cards, native council and RDC advice letters, and contemporary copies of their academic papers, three passport-size images, among others, before being taken through different physical and scientific tests by the recruitment team.
The UPDF acknowledged that the obtain utility course of is an effort to address concerns of extortion and corruption that were raised all over earlier nationwide recruitment exercises.
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