It the second military holiday celebrated in the country, with Defender of the Fatherland Day on 23 February being of equal status as of January 2003.

The Day of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan was established by the Decree of the Government on 19 May 1994 at the initiative of the Ministry of Defense.

[4] In 2006, a military parade was held in the traditional style and order on Bishkek's Ala-Too Square, which was deemed "irresponsible" by opposition lawmaker Omurbek Tekebaev due to the fact that it coincided with opposition protests against President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

Defence Minister Ismail Isakov explained the timing as purely "coincidental".

[5][6][7] Performance between the creative teams and bands of the National Guard, the State Border Service, and the Central Army House is commonplace.