Exercises Political Work

The National Student Military Training Camp Has Become a Shining Brand of Student Military Training in the New Era

全国学生军事训练营成为新时代学生军训的亮丽品牌

PLA Daily (解放军报) 14 August 2026

Summary

The Ministry of Education and the CMC National Defense Mobilization Department, co-hosted with the Air Force, ran the 11th National Student Military Training Camp in Dalian from July 30 to August 12, drawing more than 700 high school and university students through Air Force-characteristic drills, unmanned equipment operation, and political activities framed around Xi Jinping's thought on strengthening the military (习近平强军思想). This is standard civil-military youth outreach content; its value is as a record of how the institution packages defense mobilization messaging—combining tactical novelty (drone familiarization) with ideological formation—for the student population, not as evidence of a change in conscription posture or training policy. The 11th iteration of the camp documents an established annual format, not a new initiative.

Translation

On the afternoon of August 14, Senior Colonel Chen Xi, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, released information on recent military-related issues.

Reporter: According to reports, the 11th National Student Military Training Camp was recently held successfully in Dalian, Liaoning. Please provide further details.

Chen Xi: From July 30 to August 12, the Ministry of Education and the Central Military Commission National Defense Mobilization Department, together with the Air Force, held the 11th National Student Military Training Camp in Dalian, Liaoning. This camp was themed "Tempering Aspirations over Clouds and Seas, Dreams Taking Flight in the Open Sky" (砺志云海，梦启长空). More than 700 representative high school and university students from across the country participated, engaging in military skills training and unmanned equipment operation, taking part in Air Force-characteristic subject drills, attending the "August 1st" flag-raising ceremony and "Getting Close to Heroes" (走近英雄) activities, and more—cultivating military literacy, honing the fighting spirit (战斗精神), and immersively experiencing and internalizing Xi Jinping's thought on strengthening the military (习近平强军思想) in the vibrant military camp environment, deepening their devotion to the Party, the country, and the military.

Holding the National Student Military Training Camp is an effective method and means of innovating and demonstrating student military training work, and has already become a shining brand of student military training in the new era. Pave the road with youth, let ideals shine bright. We hope that more young students will carry forward the red bloodline (红色血脉), care about national defense, love national defense, build national defense, and defend national defense—pouring their sweat and unfolding their dreams in the cause of building a strong nation and a strong military.

Original Chinese

8月14日下午，国防部新闻发言人陈曦大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。记者：据报道，近日第十一届全国学生军事训练营在辽宁大连成功举办。请进一步介绍有关情况。陈曦：7月30日至8月12日，教育部、中央军委国防动员部会同空军，在辽宁大连举办了第十一届全国学生军事训练营。这届训练营以“砺志云海，梦启长空”为主题，来自全国的700余名高中、高校学生代表参加，进行军事技能训练和无人装备操作，参与空军特色课目演练，参加“八一”升旗仪式和“走近英雄”活动等，培塑军事素养，磨砺战斗精神，在火热军营沉浸感悟习近平强军思想，厚植爱党爱国爱军情怀。举办全国学生军事训练营，是创新示范学生军训工作的有效方法手段，已经成为新时代学生军训的亮丽品牌。用青春铺路，让理想闪光。我们希望更多青年学生赓续红色血脉，关心国防、热爱国防、建设国防、保卫国防，为强国强军事业挥洒汗水、绽放梦想。