1. Definition.
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. National Defense Education Day is the third Saturday in September every year.
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. Many countries attach great importance to the popularization of national defense education. The United States, Britain, France, Italy, Hungary and other countries have "National Defense Day" similar in nature and function to National Defense Education Day.
2. The activities organized by China National Defense Education Day mainly include.
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.
Committees at all levels and local governments in China organize military discussion activities, study issues related to national defense and army building, sum up and exchange experience in military work, solve existing problems, and promote the development of national defense work in their own regions and units.
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.
Schools of all levels and types organize students to hold lectures and competitions on national defense knowledge, visit national defense education bases, experience military camp life, and educate and train young students on 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.