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About JSOU
Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownJoint Fundamentals Course
Enterprise Management Course
USSOCOM Staff Education Program Foundations
Recent Publications
Cognitive Warfare to Dominate and Redefine Adversary Realities: Implications for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Advancing the SOF Warrior Mind: Essays from the Academic Year 2025 JSOU Call for Special Operations Papers
Leveraging Contingent Capital as a Non-Traditional Discipline of Economic Warfare
Featured Publications
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Summit
Description
The course educates the joint E9 member for Senior Enlisted Leadership roles at the General/Flag Officer level, early to need. Students will learn organizational-oriented leadership and strategic thinking skills to prepare them to effectively advise, lead, and mentor at the executive leader level. Students will also analyze and evaluate the impact strategic thinking, U.S. national policy, and global security has on USSOCOM.
Audience
Who is the target audience of this course? The primary target audience for the Summit Course is SOF operators and enablers in the grade of E-9 and serving in, or having successfully served in an O6 command level SEL billet. Member must be serving in a O6 level command CSEL position or equivalent role. USSOCOM CSEL in coordination with Component CSELs has deemed that selection to Summit is nominative. Service-members who want to be considered for enrollment in the Summit Course must work through their respective SOF Service Component MAJCOM CSEL.
Remarks
None
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.