Leadership and direction in improving the quality of national defense and security education subjects is one of the important factors. To help leaders and directions achieve high efficiency, counseling is an indispensable factor. The scope of the article analyzes the position and role of counseling to help leaders direct in improving the quality of the subject of National Defense and Security Education. Counseling is not only about giving opinions, but also a process of consulting, proposing creative and effective solutions to support leaders in making accurate decisions. In addition, the article points out the basic requirements and principles in counseling that need to be complied with to achieve the highest efficiency.