National defense education day is a theme activity day determined by the state to carry out large-scale national defense education for all. One of the forms of mass national defense education activities. 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; The second is 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.
Contents of National Defense Education Day:
National defense education activities organized by the state. Such as national defense education publicity activities, national defense knowledge contests, national defense education TV speech contests, etc. Various media focus on all kinds of publicity and education activities for the whole people. The propaganda contents mainly include heroic models in the field of national defense, advanced deeds of the people's concern and support for national defense construction, and citizens' national defense rights and obligations.
Various schools organize students, hold lectures on national defense knowledge, hold national defense knowledge competitions, visit national defense education bases, and experience military camp life in the army. To educate and train young students in national defense concepts and military skills. All enterprises, institutions, social organizations, communities and rural organizations belong to or contact the masses, and carry out national defense education in a form that the masses like.