The Uganda Military Academy, is a military academy in Uganda, East Africa. Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the Uganda People's Defence Force. Other African countries also send their cadets to the academy for training.[2][3]
| Uganda Military Academy | |
|---|---|
| near Kabamba, Mubende District in Uganda | |
  Uganda Military Academy Location of Uganda Military Academy, Kabamba, Mubende District, Uganda. | |
| Coordinates | 00°15′00″N 31°11′06″E / 0.25000°N 31.18500°E |
| Type | Military School |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Uganda People's Defence Force |
| Controlled by | UPDF |
| Open to the public | No |
| Site history | |
| Built | 2007 |
| Built by | Uganda People's Defence Force Engineers |
| In use | Since 2007 |
| Fate | Intact, Operational |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Colonel Wycliff Keita[1] |
| Past commanders | General Jeje Odongo, Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti, Brigadier Clovis Kalyebara |
| Airfield information | |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,937 ft) AMSL |
Location
editThe military academy is located in the town of Kabamba, approximately 49 kilometres (30 mi), by road, southwest of the town of Mubende, in Mubende District, in the Central Region of Uganda.[4] Kabamba is located approximately 201 kilometres (125 mi), west of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the country's largest city.[5] The coordinates of Kabamba are: 0°15'00.0"N, 31°11'06.0"E (Latitude:0.2500; Longitude:31.1850).[6]
History
editThe academy was formed in 2007 by merging the Cadet Officer School, which was originally housed at Jinja,[7] with the Uganda School of Infantry, originally housed at Kabamba. Past Commandants at the institution have included Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti, Major General Chachu Neutral, and the late Brigadier Clovis Kalyebara. Mathew Gureme and Brigadier Dick Olum have each served as Chief Instructors at the Academy.[8]
Mission
editThe Military Academy aims to prepare and qualify cadets to become combat officers capable of commanding their units during times of peace and war, under various psychological, physical and morale conditions. Through scientific and cultural training that enables them to efficiently adapt to the advances in military science, cadets are schooled to maintain the highest level of combat efficiency and morale within their units.[3] The school has plans to offer university-level degree courses in defence and security studies.[9]
Beginning in 2017, the academy began offering a three-year course leading to the award of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Defence and Security Matters.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Uganda Special Command Forces (October 2016). "UPDF Is An Army of Merit – General Museveni Tells Officer Cadets". Entebbe: Specialforcescommand.go.ug (Uganda Special Command Forces). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Muwanika, Jimmy (29 December 2009). "17 Officers Passed Out of Kabamba Academy". New Vision. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ a b Wanambwa, Richard (17 September 2012). "Museveni to focus on corrupt officials". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Globefeed.com (23 January 2018). "Distance between Postoffice Mubende, Mubende, Uganda and Kabamba, Makole, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Globefeed.com (23 January 2018). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Kabamba, Makole, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Location of Kabamba, Mubende, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Wasike, Alfred (6 October 2007). "Military Academy Moved To Kabamba". New Vision. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Kasasira, Risdel (2 February 2010). "Museveni Shakes Up Top Army Command". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Mafabi, David (9 October 2016). "Kabamba to offer degrees in security, defence studies". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Mafabi, David (9 October 2016). "Kabamba to offer degrees in security, defence studies". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 30 March 2019.