Xinhua News Agency reporter Mei Changwei
Located in the revolutionary old area of the Dabie Mountains, Yezhai Middle School has distinctive national defense education characteristics. This year, more than 100 students from the school have applied to military academies, of which 20 have been admitted to 9 military academies.
"We should cherish the time spent in military academies, learn new knowledge, master new equipment, and develop new skills." Nie Jiarui and Fang Xinhao, the 65th flight cadets of the Air Force, set their own goals and strive to fly into the blue sky as soon as possible, guarding the vast expanse of the motherland with their youth and passion.
"All the teachers and students in the school are very excited," said Fan Lingfeng, a teacher at Yezhai Middle School. The number of students applying to military academies has been increasing year by year, and many high scoring students have applied to military academies. "We will keep in mind our original mission of educating people for the Party and talents for the country, comprehensively cultivate students' patriotism, patriotism, and national spirit, and encourage and guide more students to join the military and serve the motherland with their pens."
In recent years, the local education department has conscientiously implemented the deployment requirements of the Party and the state to comprehensively strengthen national defense education, and widely carried out various forms of national defense education activities such as popularizing national defense knowledge and student military training. A number of primary and secondary schools have been rated as characteristic schools and demonstration schools for national defense education. Ge Delian, Deputy Director of the Sports, Health and Art Department of the Education Department of Anhui Province, stated that he will continue to strengthen the research on the characteristics and laws of national defense education in the new era, and strive to provide more outstanding talents for the strengthening and development of the military.
The Army Chemical Defense Institute reasonably allocates the proportion of ideological and political education with military basic and comprehensive training, organically integrates theme education and educational practice activities into ideological and political education, and at the same time selects outstanding cadres and soldiers as new training backbone to help new students fasten the first button of their military career.
The Air Force Military Medical University solidly organizes military training programs such as single soldier formation movements, military sports, light weapon shooting, and war injury rescue, and holds characteristic educational activities such as strong military story meetings, academician special reports, and red education marching exercises, laying a solid foundation for the military and political qualities of new students.
The Army Artillery Air Defense Force Academy organizes a special study and discussion on new training backbone, effectively transforming the care and kindness of the commander into practical actions and specific methods to lead new students well, striving to be good coaches and counselors, and ensuring that their military career starts smoothly and steadily.
A certain regiment of Naval Aviation University conducted physical fitness enhancement training, with courses such as round wood push and tire clean and jerk taking turns, which tested the physical and willpower of students to the extreme, further honed their courage and blood, and helped them complete the transition from trainees to fighters as soon as possible.
The commander-in-chief instructed me to bear the heavy responsibility of building a strong army in my heart.
This autumn, hundreds of students from 25 provinces, regions, and cities across the country were admitted to the Strategic Support Force Aerospace Engineering University. Professor Cai Yuanwen of the school stated that he should shoulder the glorious responsibility of cultivating virtue and educating people for war, be a guide and guide for the growth and development of students, and provide strong talent support for the cause of building a strong military.
Another group of students from a certain regiment of Air Force Aviation University is about to embark on their first solo flight. The instructors worked overtime to tackle the difficulties in the training group, guiding students to respond to the expectations of the commander with practical actions, and to strive for excellence through hard training. They honed their skills and wrote infinite loyalty to the Party and the people in the blue sky of the motherland.
Li Huixiang, a 2020 student of the Army Border and Coastal Defense Academy, and his classmates are about to graduate and head to the military camp in just one year. They expressed that choosing to attend military academies and closely connecting their passionate and hardworking youth with national defense and security feels very valuable. They will seize precious time, lay a solid ideological foundation of listening to and following the Party, and develop strong skills to fight and win battles. They will go to the front line of preparing for war and the places where the Party and the people need it the most.
