{Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) has opened up this year\u2019s recruitment exercise of 3000 foot soldiers to expand and consolidate national security and that of the region.
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The exercise according to Army Spokesperson Col Paddy Ankunda will run from 12th to 26th this month.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would like to recruit only, and only Ugandan citizens, between 18 and 25 years, medically fit, and with minimum of an O\u2019 Level certificate,\u201d said Ankunda while addressing journalists at Uganda Media Centre in Kampala on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Those with interest were advised to come with letters of introduction from the LC1 Chairperson, LC II and LC III, as well as Gombolola Internal Security Officers [GISOs].<\/p>\n
The recruitment Ankunda said is being arranged on quota basis, based on the population size of each district in the country.
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