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Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownSpecial Operations Forces- Influence and Operations in the Information Environment (Pilot)
Summit
Theater Special Operations Command Staff Preparation Course-Mobile
Recent Publications
Special Operations Research Topics 2023
The Network Illusion: How a Network-Centric Special Operations Culture Impedes Strategic Effect
ArcticNEXT: Compound Security Threats in Strategic Competition
Featured Publications
Quick Links
JSOU's Upcoming Events
ThinkJSOU with Dr. Rory Cormac: How To Stage A Coup And Ten Other Lessons from the World of Secret Statecraft
Lunchtime Talk with Nick Reynolds: Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence
Recently Ended
Lunchtime Talk with Nick Reynolds: Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence
Lunchtime Talk: Irregular Warfare in Strategic Competition
ThinkJSOU Panel: The 2022 National Security Strategy and Interagency Cooperation
USSOCOM Staff Education Program - Foundations
Description
This virtual course has two components. Students will complete a five-day asynchronous Blackboard session where they will read and study educational material on staff action officer responsibilities. Students will be required to write an Information Paper using all of the material provided and submit said paper for grading prior to the end of this asynchronous session. There will then be a four-day synchronous session that will be conducted via either ZoomGov or Wickr. The students will receive instruction from the CoS, CSEL, J-directorates, and on staff action officer responsibilities. The students will be required to write a position paper during this session and submit it for grading. These papers will be reviewed with the students and submitted to their leadership upon completion. There will be a short multiple choice exam at the conclusion of this session.
Audience
All newly assigned military and government employees to USSOCOM headquarters.
Materials
Virtual webinar/meeting platform, Weblinks, and course materials will be provided as necessary. Students must have internet access, commercial computer/laptop/device to access course materials and the virtual webinar/meeting