Job Title: UPDF Recruitment – 600 Local Defence Personnel (Several No Experience Jobs)
Organisation: Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF)
Duty Station: Kabarole, Uganda
Other locations: Kamwenge, Bunyangabo, Kasese, Bundibugyo, and Ntoroko.
About Organisation:
Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) is the armed forces of Republic of Uganda.
Job Summary: The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) will conduct a recruitment exercise of 600 LDP in the Districts of Kamwenge, Kabarole, Bunyangabo, Kasese, Bundibugyo, and Ntoroko. The actual recruitment exercise will commence on 10 November 2025.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Eligible candidates are to meet the following requirements:
- Citizenship. MUST be a citizen of Uganda in possession of an original National Identity Card/NIN.
- Medical. Must be healthy and ready to undergo medical and body fitness tests at the recruitment centre as well as at the training school.
- Age. MUST be adult male or female between 18-25 years.
- Education Standard. Formal education strictly of S.4 (UCE) or its equivalent.
- Handwritten application letter endorsed by LCI, LCII & LCIII Chairpersons, GISO or DISO, is a MUST.
- Aspirants MUST be residents of the particular districts, disciplined, and with no criminal record.
NOTE: Any presentation of forged documents is criminal, and culprits will be liable to prosecution.
How to Apply:
Applicants to individually report at the respective districts’ recruitment centres for physical/medical interviews with the following:
- Hand written application bearing recommendations from LC1, II, III and GISO/DISO.
- National identity card/NIN.
- O-LEVEL Academic certificate.
- Successfully recruited LDP will be transported to training school for training.
QUOTAS AND PROGRAMME
4. The quotas and programme are as follows:
Date District Location Quota
10 November 2025 Kabarole Boma Grounds 100 LDP
11 November 2025 Kamwenge District HQ 100 LDP
12 November 2025 Bunyangabo District HQ 100 LDP
13 November 2025 Kasese District HQ 100 LDP
14 November 2025 Bundibugyo District HQ 100 LDP
15 November 2025 Ntoroko District HQ 100 LDP
NB: The UPDF leadership calls upon all eligible candidates to take advantage of this opportunity to serve in the UPDF and wishes those who will succeed in this exercise good luck in their military careers, where Patriotism, nationalism, and Pan-Africanism are the basis of our service to all.
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Level of Education: High School
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: no experience required