The article deals with the problems of adaptation and formation of deviant behaviors among students studying at military institutes. The author of the article highlights the current problems of insufficient psychological and pedagogical work with military students who have a tendency to deviant behavior. The article presents a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the pilot study of deviant behavior in military students. Based on the analysis of the research results, the authors proposed specific psychological and pedagogical recommendations for all subjects of the educational process for the implementation of effective psychological support for the prevention and correction of deviant behavior among students studying at military universities.