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This presentation focuses on the analysis of results from the longitudinal study carried out at the Portuguese Military Academy concerning the health and well-being of cadets of the Portuguese gendarmerie, named Guarda Nacional Republicana, during the outbreak caused by COVID-19.
Based on available data from a survey (COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study) applied to all students who attended the institution in June of 2020 (249 individuals - 78% of the universe) and in January 2021 (366 individuals - 93% of the universe), we develop a portrait of the health and well-being of future military leaders and we compare with the remaining students from the Institution and others higher education institutions, in terms of living conditions, workload, levels of stress, mental health and behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aligned with this scope “Pandemic Effects on Law Enforcement Training & Practice: Taking early stock from a research perspective” we expect to finish this investigation producing knowledge and tools to understand what is changing and what is needed to be done in the Portuguese security forces. On the other hand, we hope to recognize which are the successful measures implemented at the Portuguese Military Academy and the remaining challenges to guide the next steps of action, such as monitoring the students in more fragile psychosocial and well-being conditions.

KEYWORDS: Military Academy; cadets; COVID-19; health, well-being.