AN inquiry on joining the UPDF as a degree holder.

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Dear Ministry of Defence / Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF),
I am called Katabarwa Albert 23 years old, a final student of Public Health under the faculty of science and Technology in the Department of Health Sciences hoping to join the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces(UPDF) as professional.

Am i eligible for the professional course in the UPDF, If not, is there any other way of joining the force as a degree holder.

Thank You.

Yours faithfully,
KATABARWA ALBERT
+256-750357193

Akiiki Deo Akiiki, Ministry of Defence / Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF)

Dear Albert, you are definately eligible academically. However be aware
other requirements must also be fulfilled.
They are: 
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces will conduct a general recruitment from
27th December 2019 – 5th January 2020 for regular soldiers and
professionals into the forces. The recruitment criteria, centres and dates
are as indicated below:
A.  RECRUITMENT CRITERIA 
Eligible candidates to meet the following requirements:
1. Citizenship.   MUST be citizen of Uganda and must be in possession  of
an Original National  Identity Card.
2. Medical.     MUST be healthy and medically fit; ready to undergo 
medical and physical  body check and a road run to test endurance and 
body fitness. 
3. Age. Regular Recruits must be adult males and females between the  age
of (18-25) years and professionals between 18 and 30 years.
4. Marital status MUST be single with no children. 
 
5. Education standard.  Regular Recruits must possess a minimum  formal
education of S.4 (UCE) or S.6 in  science subjects. Original  certificates
of 2016, 2017 and 2018 with a school IDs are a must. 
6. Professionals; Degree/Diploma holders in medicine, chemistry, 
Engineering, teachers and vocational skills.
7. Conduct. Candidates must be of good conduct with no criminal  record.
Letters of recommendations from LC I, LC III, GISOs duly signed  are a
MUST, to confirm their conduct.
8. Moral Standards: Presentation of forged documents is criminal and 
culprits will be liable to prosecution.
 
B. RECRUITMENT CENTRES AND DATES
CENTRES AND TEAMS DISTRICTS DATES
(a) (b) (c)
LYANTONDE DIST HQs
 LYANTONDE 27 DEC 19
 RAKAI 
 KYOTERA 
MASAKA DIST HQs 
 MASAKA 28 DEC 19
 KALANGALA 
 BUKOMASIMBI 
 KALUNGU 
 LWENGO 
MPIGI DIST HQs
 MPIGI 29 DEC 19
 SEMBABULE 
 BUTAMBALA 
 GOMBA 
MITYANA DIST HQs
 MITYANA 31 DEC 19
 MUBENDE 
 KASANDA 
KIBOGA DIST HQs KYANKWANZI 02 JAN 20
 KIBOGA 
LUWERO DIST HQs 
 LUWERO 04 JAN 20
 NAKASONGOLA 
 NAKASEKE 
HOIMA  DIST HQs
 HOIMA with KIKUUBE 27 DEC 19
 KAGADI 
 KIBAALE 
 KAKUMIRO 
FORT PORTAL  DIST HQs
 KABAROLE 29 DEC 19
 KAMWENGE with KITAGWENDA 
 KYENJOJO 
 KYEGEGWA 
 BUNYANGABO 
BUNDIBUGYO – DIST HQs
 BUNDUBUGYO 30 DEC 19
 NTOROKO 
KASESE  DIST HQs
 KASESE 31 DEC 19
BUSHENYI  DIST HQs
 BUSHENYI 02 JAN 20
 MITOOMA 
 BUHWEJU 
 RUBIRIZI 
 SHEEMA 
MBARARA  DIST HQs
 MBARARA with RWAMPARA 03 JAN 20
 ISINGIRO 
 IBANDA 
 KIRUHURA with KAZO 
KABALE  DIST HQs
 KABALE 04 JAN 20
 KISORO 
 RUKIGA 
 RUBANDA 
RUKUNGIRI DIST HQS RUKUNGIRI 05 JAN 20
 KANUNGU 
 NTUNGAMO 
ARUA – DIST HQs
 ARUA with MADI-OKOLLO 27 DEC 19
 YUMBE 
 MARACHA 
 ADJUMAN 
 MOYO 
OBONGI 
 KOBOKO 
NEBBI -  DIST HQS NEBBI with PAKWACH 28 DEC 19
 ZOMBO 
GULU – DIST HQs
 GULU 29 DEC 19
 AMURU 
 NWOYA 
 OMORO 
KITGUM – DIST HQS KITGUM 30 DEC 19
 LAMWO 
PADER – DIST HQs PADER 31 DEC 19
 AGAGO 
LIRA – DIST HQS LIRA 02 JAN 20
 DOKOLO 
 ALEBTONG 
 OTUKE 
 AMOLATAR 
APAC – DIST HQS APAC with KWANIA 03 JAN 20
 OYAM 
 KOLE 
MASINDI – DIST HQs
 MASINDI 05 JAN 20
 KIRYANDONGO 
 BULISA 
KOTIDO DIST HQs KOTIDO 27 DEC 19
 KABONGO with KARENGA 
 ABIM 
MOROTO  DIST HQs
 MOROTO with LUSOT 
28 DEC 19
 NAPAK 
 NAKAPIRIPIRITI with NABILATUK 
 AMUDAT 
KAPCHORWA DIST HQs KAPCHORWA 30 DEC 19
 BUKWO 
 KWEENI 
MBALE -  DIST HQS
 MBALE 31 DEC 19
 SIRONKO 
 BULAMBULI 
 BUKEDEA 
 BUDUDA 
 MANAFA with NAMISINDWA 
SOROTI DIST HQs
 SOROTI 02 JAN 20
 AMURIA  
 KATAKWI 
 SERERE 
 KUMI 
 NGORA 
 KAPELABYONG 
 KABERAMAIDO 
BUDAKA DIST HQs
 PALISA 03 JAN 20
 BUDAKA 
 KIBUKU 
 BUTEBO 
TORORO DIST HQs
 TORORO 04 JAN 20
 BUTALEJA 
 BUSIA 
IGANGA DIST HQs
 IGANGA  with BUGWERI 05 JAN 20
 BUGIRI 
 NAMUTUMBA 
 LUUKA 
KOLOLO CENTRE
 KAMPALA 27  DEC 19
WAKISO DIST HQs WAKISO 28 - 29 DEC 19
KAMULI  DIST HQs 
 KAMULI 30 DEC 19
 KALIRO 
 BUYENDE 
JINJA DIST HQs 
 JINJA  31 DEC 19
 MAYUGE 
 NAMAYINGO 
MUKONO DIST HQs
 MUKONO  02 JAN 20
 BUIKWE 
 BUVUMA 
 KAYUNGA
On Sun, 8 Dec 2019, 14:24 KATABARWA ALBERT
<[1][ATI #4213 email] wrote:

Dear Ministry of Defence / Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF),
I am called Katabarwa Albert 23 years old, a final student of Public
Health under the faculty of science and Technology in the Department of
Health Sciences hoping to join the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces(UPDF) 
as professional.

Am i eligible for the professional course in the UPDF, If not, is there
any other way of joining the force as a degree holder.

Thank You.

Yours faithfully,
KATABARWA ALBERT
+256-750357193

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