The head of the department of “educational, ideological, military-patriotic work” of the Joint Department for Defense of the Astana and Almaty districts of Aktobe, Major Kutanov Izbasan Shabanovich, conducted military-patriotic education of college students. The event was attended by the chairman of the Union “Veterans of Mountainous Karabakh” Dyusenbayev Tolybai Olzhabayevich and veteran of the Union Zheksenbayev Amankeldy Turdyklyvich, who shared their experiences and events that they experienced in the performance of two years of military duty outside the Fatherland. In addition, And. Shabanovich, using viable examples, explained the importance of conscientious military service to future soldiers. The event gave an impetus to young people not to betray their Homeland, to always be ready to fulfill their civic duty for the benefit of their country.