Article 42 of Chapter VII of the National Defense Law:

The people's governments of the State Council, the Central Military Commission (CMC), provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and relevant military organs shall take measures to strengthen national defense education.

All state organs, armed forces, political parties, social organizations, enterprises and institutions 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. Military organs shall assist schools to carry out national defense education.

Education, culture, journalism, publishing, radio, film and television and other departments and units should cooperate closely and take various forms to carry out national defense education.

Extended data:

Liang Qichao said: "Young people are wise, rich and strong." The National Defense Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) clearly stipulates that 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.

Even so, some schools still lack in-depth understanding of national defense education, some think that national defense education in primary and secondary schools is useless, some carry out national defense education sporadically, some organizations are not perfect, and the system implementation is not in place. They regard national defense education as an ornament, even as a soft indicator and a virtual task, and there is a phenomenon of "two skins", which makes national defense education "important to mention, secondary to doing, and unnecessary to do".

Three generations of gentlemen. Taking national defense education as a soft indicator will affect a country's hard power.

The lessons of history are thought-provoking.

All levels should look at national defense education from the perspective of national security and national development, and cultivate reserve talents for the future.

Let national defense education become a compulsory course for students, the concept of national defense become a necessary quality for students, the responsibility of school leaders to grasp national defense education, and the necessary skills for educators. By perfecting the organization, perfecting the system, upgrading skills and expanding channels, the national defense education in primary and secondary schools will be put in place to lay a solid foundation for the Great Wall of China in the future.

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