Objective      To explore the mental quality characteristics of military university postgraduates.       Methods      Mental Quality Questionnaire for Armymen (MQQA) and Symptom Checklist 90(SCL-90) were employed to evaluate the mental quality characteristics of 725 military university postgraduates

comparing mental quality differences related to gender

age

and education level

etc.       Results      (1) The MQQA scores of military university postgraduates for aptitude (68.91±6.31)

loyalty (70.95±5.52)

bravery (69.05±5.52)

self-confidence (71.93±6.49)

willpower (68.23±6.72) and total score (367.24±36.91) were significantly higher than those of the armyman norm and the officer norm (P0.01). (2) Comparison of the status of each factor score of the mental qualities of military university postgraduates showed that the average score of self-confidence was the highest (4.00) and the average score of willpower was the lowest (3.79). (3) The total score and each factor score of the mental qualities in male postgraduate group were higher than those in female postgraduate group (P0.05). (4) Compared with the master candidates

the doctor candidates obtained higher score in bravery of mental qualities (P0.01). (5) The total score and each factor score of mental qualities in the normal mental health group were higher than those in the mental problem group (P0.01).       Conclusion      Military university postgraduates have good mental quality

which is significantly influenced by gender and level of education.