National defense education is based on the needs of the survival and development of the country and the nation, to cultivate the patriotic feelings of all citizens in an organized, planned and purposeful manner, so that all citizens can establish the awareness of defending national security, safeguarding national sovereignty and enhancing national defense. As knowledge groups and future builders, college students are the representatives of outstanding young people of the Chinese nation, the mainstay of the country's future, and the important objects of national defense education in colleges and universities. Therefore, it is of great significance to carry out national defense education in colleges and universities to cultivate college students' physical and mental health and patriotism and love for the school.
1. National defense education helps students to establish a correct outlook on life, world outlook and values. Contemporary college students' patriotic consciousness is weak, and national defense education is an effective way to enhance students' national defense consciousness. Contemporary college students are the main force of the future country. Strengthening the study of military theoretical knowledge, enhancing the training of college students' military training practical ability, enhancing their sense of responsibility and mission through national defense education, clarifying their heavy responsibilities and deepening their understanding of patriotism and collectivism will help them correctly establish their outlook on life, world outlook and values.
2. National defense education is conducive to honing students' will quality. Contemporary college students belong to the post-90s generation, and most of them are only children. They have been pampered at home since childhood, and their hard-working spirit has almost disappeared. In addition, after studying hard at the cold window for more than ten years, under the pressure of long-term study, physical fitness generally declines, physical exercise is lacking, and eyesight and psychological quality are poor. Military training is very challenging for such students. Therefore, it is very necessary for freshmen to receive centralized military training to sharpen their will quality, and they should receive systematic national defense education. Through national defense education, cultivate their spirit of tenacious struggle and self-challenge, and enhance students' sense of discipline and collective honor.
3. National defense education is conducive to improving the physical and mental health of college students. National defense education in colleges and universities is mainly embodied in military theory courses and military training, and it is a comprehensive discipline integrating natural science, social science and modern technical science. These trainings can make students understand the frontier of modern science and technology, understand the international trend, clearly understand the international situation and enhance their patriotic feelings; Military training can enable students to develop a good style of being fearless of hardships, brave in challenges, observing discipline and distinguishing right from wrong. Through national defense education, college students' strong physique, healthy psychological quality and good living habits have been exercised, and everyone's sense of teamwork has been enhanced and personality cultivation has been enriched.