BACKGROUND: Emotional intelligence plays an important role in the career of military specialists, including through the formation of behavioral stereotypes that are adequate to the educational process. The formation of the emotional-volitional sphere occurs in inextricable connection with the physical development of cadets of both sexes, both ontogenetically and within the framework of the educational and moral educational program of a military university. AIM: The aim of the study is to identify the features of the dynamics of the component composition of the body of military university cadets with different levels of emotional intelligence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A linked sample of 387 male and 27 female cadets was examined. Applicants and cadets of 2 and 6 years of study were examined. Body composition measurements were carried out using a Tanita MC-780 MA body composition analyzer. The level of the integrative indicator of emotional intelligence was determined using the N. Hall questionnaire. RESULTS: The results of the study demonstrate a constant increase in the integrative indicator of emotional intelligence in both boys and girls when studying at a military university. Military university applicants with high emotional intelligence are characterized by lower levels of fat mass and visceral fat. This correlation persists throughout training. Also, as training progresses, significant differences in muscle mass appear. In girls, differences associated with the characteristics of the component composition of the body are more pronounced than in boys. CONCLUSIONS: applicants to a military university with high emotional intelligence are characterized by lower levels of fat mass and visceral fat. These features are maintained throughout the training. We assume that these features may be associated with changes in the nutritional habits and physical training regimen of military personnel. The demonstrated patterns determine the importance of monitoring indicators of emotional intelligence in combination with activities aimed at the harmonious physical development of military university cadets.