The Chief of Staff UPDF – Air Force, Brig Gen David Gonyi, has underscored the importance of regional integration, stating that it is the most effective way to guarantee the survival of member states of the Eastern Africa Standby Force. Brig Gen Gonyi was officiating at the opening of a 14-day Battlegroup Commanders’ Course…
The Commander Special Forces Command, Maj Gen David Mugisha, has praised His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), for prioritising training to transform the UPDF into a professional and modern force. “The President’s commitment to training and his desire to transform the UPDF from a…
Today, Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union (UCSCU) was urged to collaborate with the African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA) to develop a Men’s Mentorship Programme in cooperatives, mirroring the existing programme for women. This initiative would foster synergy between men and women who are mentored and empowered equally. Col…
The UPDF will conduct a general recruitment exercise of 9627 regular forces into Infantry forces. The actual recruitment exercise will commence on 01 July 24 and end on 14 July 2024. The procedure for this recruitment exercise shall be as follows; 1. Aspiring candidates applying to join the regular force will get recommendations from…
The Joint Staff Chief Engineering, Brig Gen Cyrus Besigye Bekunda, today implored combat engineers and explosive experts to maintain discipline and continually upgrade their skills to reach the pinnacle of their army careers. “Discipline and Willingness to Upgrade will give you a good life in the Army,” said Brig Besigye Bekunda during the passing-out…
Today, the Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba delivered a lecture on servant leadership to Officer Cadets of Intake 18/long at the Basic Military Training School, Kaweweta, Nakaseke District. General Kainerugaba, also the Senior Presidential Advisor – Special Operations, reminded them that servant leadership is a powerful approach that can potentially create a…
Five hundred Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers have completed a nine-day training on conducting the upcoming National Housing and Population Census at Gaddafi Barracks in Jinja District today. While officiating the closure of the training, the Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, Dr. Chris Mukiza, said, “It was a good…
The Joint Staff – Political Commissariat, Major General Henry Masiko has underscored the importance of ideological consciousness in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), stating that the latter is a military of ideological clarity. Today, Maj Gen Masiko presided over the pass-out of 195 Non-Commissioned Officers who completed a three-month Basic Cadre Development Course…
The delegates and staff of Wazalendo SACCO alongside Exodus SACCO, Uganda Revenue Authority SACCO, Steadfin SACCO and the Franciscan Investment Cooperative have undergone training in the Development Educators (DE) programme. The training, which took place from 29 April to 2 May 2024 at the Imperial Golf View Hotel, Entebbe, focused on the SACCO business…
A total of 177 trainees from Guinea-Bissau, who underwent training in the Very Important Persons and Special Operations Tactics Course, passed out today at the Special Mission Training Centre in Butiaba, Bulisa district. The 16-week training was conducted by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces. In his message, the Chief of Defence Forces, General…