The nomenclatures of some of the offices at the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Headquarters have changed following the official launch of the UPDF Establishment 2021 by President Museveni who is also the Commander-in-Chief on February 17, 2024.
According to Defence Spokesperson, Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye, the adoption and use of new titles follow the degazetting of the old and gazetting of the new offices as per the UPDF Establishment 2021.
“We wish to inform the public that new titles have officially been adopted and will be used in naming the offices of the UPDF, effective 5 April 2024,” said Kulayigye.
Some of the new office titles are: Chief of Joint Staff (CJS) formerly Joint Chief of Staff (JCOS), Joint Staff Human Resource Management (JS-HRM) formerly Chief of Personnel and Administration (CPA), Defence Intelligence and Security (DIS) formerly Chief of Military Intelligence (CMI), Joint Staff Logistics (JS-LOG) formerly Chief of Logistics and Engineering (CLE), Joint Staff Training and Doctrine (JS-TRADOC) formerly Chief of Training and Recruitment (CTR), Defence Public Information Officer (DPIO) formerly Defence Spokesperson (DSP) under the Department of Defence Public Information (DDPIO).
“More titles may be explained by the Defence Public Information Officer (DPIO) as and when required by the general public,” he added.
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