Participation by the whole people, long-term persistence and practical results.
National defense education adheres to the principles of participation by the whole people, long-term persistence and practical results, and implements the principles of combining regular education with centralized education, combining universal education with key education, and combining theoretical education with behavioral education.
By carrying out national defense education, the state enables all citizens to enhance their national defense concept, sense of hardship, master national defense knowledge, improve their national defense skills, carry forward the spirit of patriotism, and fulfill their national defense obligations according to law. Popularizing and strengthening national defense education is the common responsibility of the whole society.
The competent department of national defense education shall strengthen the organization and management of national defense education, and other relevant departments shall do a good job in national defense education in accordance with the prescribed duties. Military organs shall support relevant organs and organizations to carry out national defense education and provide relevant facilities according to law. All state organs, armed forces, political parties, people's organizations, enterprises and institutions, social organizations and other organizations shall organize local departments and units to carry out national defense education.
National defense education in schools is the basis of national defense education for all. Schools at all levels and types should offer corresponding national defense education courses, or add national defense education content to related courses. Ordinary institutions of higher learning and senior high schools shall organize military training for students in accordance with regulations. Public officials should actively participate in national defense education, improve national defense literacy, and play an exemplary role in national defense education.
legal ground
People's Republic of China (PRC) national defense law
Article 1 This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution for the purpose of building and consolidating national defense, ensuring the smooth progress of reform, opening up and socialist modernization, and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Article 3 National defense is the security guarantee for the survival and development of the country.
The state strengthens the construction of armed forces, strengthens national defense construction in major security fields such as border defense, coastal defense and air defense, develops national defense scientific research and production, popularizes national defense education for all, improves the national defense mobilization system, and realizes national defense modernization.
Article 7 It is the sacred duty of every citizen of People's Republic of China (PRC) to defend the motherland and resist aggression.
People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens should fulfill their national defense obligations according to law.
All state organs and armed forces, political parties and people's organizations, enterprises and institutions, social organizations and other organizations shall support and participate in national defense construction, perform national defense duties and complete national defense tasks according to law.