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About JSOU
Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownIntroduction to Special Operations Acquisition Course
Introduction to Special Operations Acquisition Course
SOF Sensitive Activities Foundations
Recent Publications
There is an Identity Crisis in Special Forces: Who are the Green Berets Supposed to Be?
Gender, Law, and Security: The Unseen Foundation of Global Stability
Russia's Syria Policy: From the Soviet Union to the Russian Federation
TSOC Cyber Planner Course
Description
This resident course prepares staff officers for planning, management, and oversight of cyber-related activities at the TSOC-level. The course examines the organizations, processes, and procedures involved in planning and conducting operations in the cyber domain in-support-of deployed forces and the TSOC staff. During the course, students will conduct two planning evolutions simulating the actions required to employ cyber effects. The course is composed on 2-weeks of unclassified Distance Learning (self-paced, asynchronous) and 1-week classified resident.
Audience
This course is designed for the special operations community and interagency partners assigned to and/or in direct support of joint and coalition special operations. More specifically, enlisted (E4-E6), officers (02-05), warrant (W1–W3), and government personnel (up to GG/GS 14) assigned to TSOC’s, or associated echelons, who are involved in planning and conducting operations in the cyber domain. All others are evaluated and accepted on a case-by-case basis.
Remarks
The course is conducted at the level Top Secret (TS), Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Alternative Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM)-level. Students must have a TS clearance and be indoctrinated into a SCI billet prior to course commencement. Specific ACCM indoctrination will occur upon arrival if the student is not already cleared for the required ACCM.
Materials
Students will utilize the unclassified Blackboard tool during the Distance Learning phase of the course. A login will be provided upon acceptance to the course. Students will utilize USSSOCOM SOCRATES (TS//SCI network) during the resident phase of the course. If a student does not have a SOCRATES account, a student account will be provided. Prior to execution of the resident phase, guidance for passing PKI certifications will also be provided.
Accreditation
JSOU is currently an accredited educational institution accredited through the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) - a national accrediting agency recognized by the Department of Education.