National Defense Education Day is the third Saturday in September every year. 2001August 3 1 day, the 23rd meeting of the 9th the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) decided to establish a national defense education day, and the third Saturday of September every year was designated as the national defense education day. This is the first theme festival in China that clearly stipulates national defense education in legal form. According to this decision, September 2006 1 day was the first national defense education day.

The purpose is to carry forward the spirit of patriotism and popularize national defense education, so that the whole people can enhance their national defense concept, master the necessary national defense knowledge and military skills, consciously fulfill their national defense obligations, and care for, support and participate in national defense construction.

First, it is necessary to strengthen national defense education in view of the weakening of people's national defense concept in peacetime.

Two, to provide a popular and socialized carrier for the whole people to participate in national defense education activities.

Establishing the opportunity for all citizens to receive national defense education together every year according to law can better reflect the characteristics of China's national defense education.