Joint Special Operations University

Vision

USSOCOM's "Think-Do Tank" - Center for Special Operations Thinking.

Mission

JSOU prepares SOF professionals to address strategic and operational challenges, arming them with the ability to think through problems with knowledge, insight, and foresight.

SOF Truths

Humans are more important than hardware.

Quality is better than Quantity.

Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced.

Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur.

Most special operations require non-SOF assistance.

WE SHARPEN THE EDGE OF SOF’S ADVANTAGE: THE NEXT-GENERATION SOF PROFESSIONAL.

Recent Publications
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A Perilous Future: High-Intensity Conflict and the Implications for SOF
Peter Mccabe, Andrew Brown, James Kiras, Nicolas Provencher, Andrew Brown, Nicholas Kramer, Tony Balasevicius, C.G. Landry, Bernd Horn, Keith Carter
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Special Operations Forces Transformation in the Future Operating Environment
Peter Mccabe, Charles Barham, Andrew Brown, Bernd Horn, Jay Lachine, Simone Ledeen, Michael Manning, Ruari Nicholson, Jason Yeremiy, Charlie Black
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The Fourth Age of SOF: The Use and Utility of Special Operations Forces in a New Age
Will Irwin, Isaiah Wilson
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Getting Started

Browse Our Courses

JSOU provides education to SOF and to the people who enable the SOF mission in a joint environment. In addition to the regular courses taught at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), JSOU routinely conducts both regular and tailored off-station activities for SOF units worldwide by means of remote on-site instruction, DL courses, and via video teleinstruction (VTI).

Special Events

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Learn Our History

In September 2000, under the leadership of then USSOCOM Commander, Army General Peter Schoomaker, JSOU was established as an institution of higher learning.

International Education

The Joint Special Operations University's (JSOU) international education curriculum directly supports the theater special operations commands' (TSOCs) theater campaign support plans.


Popular Resources

Campus Orientation Video

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Factbook

To accomplish its mission, JSOU employs an extremely diverse workforce, all of whom are hired or assigned to a variety of staffing programs. Click here to learn more.

Student Handbook

An exhaustive resource for all JSOU students - full of FAQs, base information, expectations, and more.

FAQs

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Transcript Request

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    Today's Courses

    Enterprise Management Course
    Class #39 (08-Aug-2022 to 05-Oct-2022)
    Joint Fundamentals Course
    Class #41 (08-Aug-2022 to 05-Oct-2022)
    Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
    Class #47 (04-Jan-2022 to 25-Aug-2022)
    Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
    Class #48 (04-Apr-2022 to 23-Nov-2022)
    Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
    Class #49 (05-Jul-2022 to 10-Mar-2023)
    JSOUs Design Fundamentals Online
    22C (08-Aug-2022 to 16-Sep-2022)
    Leadership Foundations for Joint SOF Professionals
    Pilot (11-Jul-2022 to 30-Sep-2022)
    SIIA Directed Readings and Research (Pilot)
    Pilot (01-Jul-2022 to 30-Sep-2022)
    SOF Creative Problem Solving – Fundamentals Online
    22D (11-Jul-2022 to 19-Aug-2022)
    Special Operations Planning Course
    22D (08-Aug-2022 to 19-Aug-2022)

    Upcoming Courses

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    Combating Terrorism Executive Interagency Seminar - Virtual
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    Theater Special Operations Command Staff Preparation Course-Mobile
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    SOF Creative Problem Solving- Tools and Techniques
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    Joint Special Operations Medical Orientation Course
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    Theater Special Operations Command Staff Preparation Course-Mobile
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    SOF Design and Innovation Advanced Course
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