The main contents of national defense education: knowledge of national territory, territorial sea and airspace; Knowledge of national flag, national emblem and national anthem; The general characteristics of modern warfare, the types and performance of modern conventional weapons, the current national defense situation at home and abroad and the education of military trends.

The purpose of national defense education is to carry forward the spirit of patriotism, popularize national defense education, and enable the whole people to 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.

National defense education is a basic education for all citizens, involving all aspects, rich in content and wide in scope. The integrity of national defense construction determines the content of national defense education. Modern national defense not only refers to the construction of troops, weapons and equipment, battlefields and strategic locations, but also is closely related to the country's economic strength, political situation, national psychology, educational level and population quality.

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National Defense Education Day is the third Saturday in September every year.

2001August 3 1 day, the 23rd meeting of the 9th the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) decided to establish a national defense education day, and the third Saturday of September every year was designated as the national defense education day. This is the first theme festival in China that clearly stipulates national defense education in legal form. According to this decision, September 2006 1 day was the first national defense education day.

The National Defense Education Day was jointly organized by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council, local government departments at all levels and military organs, with unified arrangements and wide participation from all walks of life.

National defense education is a national and mass social system project, involving all walks of life and covering all aspects of society. Only when the party, government, and military groups form an overall joint force can this cause be done well.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-National Defense Education Day

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Baidu encyclopedia-national defense common sense education