Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-30

Both Application Volume and Recruit Quality for Military Academies This Year Reached All-Time Highs

今年军校报考热度与生源质量均创历史新高

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7月30日下午，国防部举行例行记者会，国防部新闻发言人蒋斌大校答记者问。记者：每年高考填报志愿，军校始终是很多学生和家长的理想选择。请介绍今年军校招生录取工作情况。蒋斌：今年广大学子持续踊跃报考军校，全国31个省（自治区、直辖市）约19.2万人报名，22所军校录取考生1.75万余名，录取考生成绩排名平均位各省前6%，报考热度与生源质量均创历史新高。军校是培育高素质专业化新型军事人才的摇篮，是磨砺血性胆气的沙场，更是绽放青春梦想的舞台。选择军校，就是选择把个人理想融入强国强军伟大征程。在这里，向所有即将踏入军校的新战友们致以热烈祝贺！希望你们接过先辈的精神火炬，强本领、担使命，为高质量推进国防和军队现代化，加快建成世界一流军队贡献青春力量。

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At the July 30 MND press conference, spokesperson Senior Colonel Jiang Bin reported that approximately 192,000 applicants from all 31 provincial-level units submitted military academy applications this year, with 22 academies admitting more than 17,500 candidates whose scores averaged in the top 6% of their respective provinces — both figures described as all-time highs. The framing around cultivating 高素质专业化新型军事人才 (high-caliber, specialized, new-type military personnel) and tempering 血性胆气 (fighting spirit and courage) fits the PLA's sustained effort to recruit academically stronger cohorts while reinforcing ideological and combat-oriented identity from the point of entry. What the announcement does not address is how admissions quality translates into retention or operational readiness downstream.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "今年军校报考热度与生源质量均创历史新高." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-30. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16476721.html.

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