By Christopher Oola And Agency
The Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) has announced additional recruitment exercise of professionals and senior six leavers, age between 18-28 years, to join the force in addition to the just ended recruitment of S.4 leavers.
Categories needed are Diploma or degree holders in Civil Engineering, Telephone Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Cyber Security and Computer Forensics.
Others are Computer Science, Aero Space, Masons, Electronics, Painters, Specialized fabricators, Carpenters, Heavy Engineering Equipment Operation and Heavy Engineering Equipment Mechanics.
For a senior six leaver to join the force, the candidate must have a principal pass in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Geography plus subsidiaries and did the combination of Physics, Economics and Mathematics (PEM), Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM), Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB), Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics (BCM) and Mathematics Economics and Geography (MEG).
The applications will be done on the UPDF website: www.updf.go.ug/careers/ and will last 14 days effective 19th June up to 3rd July.
From 4th July up to 10th July the applications will be scrutinized and uploaded on the website for successful applications.
From 11th July to 14 July, the successful applicants will be uploaded on the website.
The candidates that will find their names on the website will report to the Land Forces Headquarters in Bombo for screening on the 15th of July.
The screening includes medical and physical fitness tests. The screening exercise will take place from 15th July 2024 and successful applicants must report to Bombo with their National Identity card, Letters from LCI and LCII Chairpersons, GISO and DISO.
