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.

We sharpen the edge of SOF's Advantage:

The next-generation SOF professional

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.

Recent Publications

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Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
Authored by:
Dr. John Edgar Caterson, Marc-Charles Ingerson, David Wood, Matthew Kazumi Ikenoyama
Published on 3/15/2023
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SOF Quills for the Porcupine: Applying Lessons from Ukraine to Taiwan
Authored by:
Scott Simeral, Lieutenant Colonel Steven Skipper, Lieutenant Colonel Giovanna Espegio
Published on 3/7/2023
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Disruptive Technology in SOF-Peculiar Environments: Promises and Challenges in Development, Management, and Acquisition and Procurement
Authored by:
Benjamin Tkach
Published on 2/28/2023
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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

Check out our special event offerings.

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

Watch a short, but informative video regarding initial contact with JSOU facilities.

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

Check out our most common questions from the community.

Transcript Request

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Replacement Certificate Request

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Upcoming Events


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    Today's Courses

    Cyberspace and Special Operations Forces
    23A (13-Mar-2023 to 24-Mar-2023)
    Enterprise Management Course
    Class #42 (20-Mar-2023 to 17-May-2023)
    Joint Fundamentals Course
    Class #44 (20-Mar-2023 to 17-May-2023)
    Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
    Class #50 (03-Oct-2022 to 25-May-2023)
    Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
    Class #51 (02-Jan-2023 to 25-Aug-2023)
    Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
    Class #51 (03-Jan-2023 to 25-Aug-2023)
    Joint Special Operations Medical Orientation Course
    23A (20-Mar-2023 to 24-Mar-2023)
    SOF Creative Problem Solving- Tools and Techniques
    23A (06-Mar-2023 to 24-Mar-2023)
    Summit
    Class #20 (20-Feb-2023 to 12-May-2023)
    Theater Special Operations Command Staff Preparation Course-Mobile
    23D (20-Mar-2023 to 24-Mar-2023)

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