Military training is conducted in China according to the requirements of the National Defense Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Education Law of the People's Republic of China, the Military Service Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the National Defense Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's Decision on Education System Reform.

Military training is the basic form for students to receive national defense education, an important measure to cultivate "four haves" talents, and an extremely effective means to train and reserve our army's reserve soldiers and reserve officers and strengthen national defense forces.

The purpose of military training is to improve students' political consciousness, stimulate patriotic enthusiasm, carry forward the spirit of revolutionary heroism, cultivate the spirit of perseverance and hard struggle, enhance the concept of national defense and organizational discipline, develop a good style of study and life, and master basic military knowledge and skills.

The development of history

"Military training" can be traced back to the slave society in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and there are records of military training for students in subsequent dynasties.

According to records, in Shang Dynasty, due to the increase of wars between governors, rulers paid more and more attention to military training. In addition to training regular troops, they also provided military education to nobles at all levels through schools.