4+ 1 refers to four years of undergraduate study and one year of military training in ordinary colleges and universities. Among them, the undergraduate period is not an active soldier, and it is not considered as a soldier age; Joined the army after graduating from undergraduate course with the rank of lieutenant. Generally, you will be a platoon leader at the grassroots level, and a few may be directly assigned to the organs; After graduation, there will be 1 to 3 months of training. The content is basically to feel the life of a soldier, then go to a military school to study and train, and then go to work in the army after the expiration of the study period.

Therefore, national defense students are still college students, but they will receive certain military and political training and study during their school days, which is not much different from ordinary local students in their study and life.

National Defense University only recruits active military officers (mostly senior officials) for further study, which is a place to train generals. ...

I am a national defense student, and now I am a junior.