Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy

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Enlisted Education CEP 3 SOE 4600 Nomination Only ACCET Accredited Secret

Description

JSOFSEA enhances the critical thinking of senior enlisted leaders (SEL) as they grow their knowledge base in the strategic and operational realm. Students gain valuable knowledge and experience to successfully lead in the joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) environment. This course develops students for operational and strategic level positions across a broad range of joint and special operations assignments.

Audience

The Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy is designed for nominated special operations forces (SOF) operators, select SOF enabling specialties, and noncommissioned officers (E8-E9) from active component U.S. SOF, reserve component U.S. SOF, U.S. conventional forces, and U.S. interagency partners. Effective Immediately the USSOCOM CCM, in coordination with Component CSELs, has deemed that all JSOU Enlisted Academy courses (CEPs 1-4) are now nominative. Service-members who want to be considered for enrollment in a JSOU Enlisted Academy course must work through their respective SOF Service Component MAJCOM CSEL. International students may also be accepted. This course is available to international partners. Prospective international students must contact the security cooperation training element at the U.S. Embassy in his/her country to initiate course attendance. Provide the following MASL Numbers: D179001 for phase I (DL) and D171047 for phase II (RL)

Remarks

Do NOT register for this course without a nomination from your CSEL with all required information submitted to course registrar.

Materials

There are no required texts or materials for this course.

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. This course has been reviewed and accredited.

Schedule
Class #65 (06-Jul-2026 to 25-Feb-2027)
Location: JSOU Bldg
Comments: Enrollment Opens: 27 Apr 26 Enrollment Closes:12 Jun 26 Distance Learning: 6 Jul 2026 - 18 Dec 2026 Resident Learning: 7 Jan 2027 - 25 Feb 2027
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Class #66 (28-Sep-2026 to 20-May-2027)
Location: JSOU Bldg
Comments: Enrollment Opens: 20 Jul 26 Enrollment Closes:4 Sep 26 Distance Learning: 28 Sep 2026 - 12 Mar 2027 Resident Learning: 5 Apr 2027 - 20 May 2027
Enrollment Closed
Class #67 (04-Jan-2027 to 26-Aug-2027)
Location: JSOU Bldg
Comments: Enrollment Opens: 19 Oct 26 Enrollment Closes: 11 Dec 26 Distance Learning: 4 Jan 2027 - 18 Jun 2027 Resident Learning: 12 Jul 2027 - 26 Aug 2027
Enrollment Closed