The High Command is chaired by the president, with other members including the CDF, deputy CDF, defence ministers and permanent secretary, all service commanders, all deputy service commanders, the chief of joint staff, all service chiefs of staff, and all joint staff of the respective branches at the Defence Forces Joint Services Headquarters.

Under Section 89A of the Act, the Pensions Act will no longer apply to UPDF members, who will now have their own pension scheme, with the Permanent Secretary designated as the pensions authority.

Part IV of the Act, beginning with Section 115A, guarantees officers and militants of the UPDF access to healthcare as a legal right.