Vision

JSOU’s Enlisted Academy sets the “Gold Standard” for Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education and instills students with a passion for life-long learning.

Mission

The Enlisted Academy develops senior enlisted SOF professionals to think critically, creatively, and ethically about dynamic and complex problem sets at operational and strategic levels, creating the ultimate “Warrior-Diplomats.”

How do we do it?

The Enlisted Academy offers four Career Education Programs (CEP) targeting SOF Professionals from the E-6 to nominative E-9-levels. Each program represents a unique opportunity to engage with peers from other services, the Interagency, and our international SOF partners and allies. The curriculum combines hybrid distance learning in a synchronous environment and “in-resident” classroom collaboration to achieve desired outcomes. Together, these CEPs form a continuum of education that evolves along with the SOF professional over their career, preparing them for positions of greater responsibility and influence. The professional relationships formed while attending the CEPs will pay dividends over a SOF Professional’s career. 



Meet Our Course Directors

  • Mitchell Bowles

    JSOU-EA Course Director
    Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy (CEP 3)

    Special Operations Green Beret, AD from 5th SFG (A).


  • Albert Fleig

    Instructor
    Enterprise Management Course (CEP 2) Joint Fundamentals Course (CEP 1) GATEWAY- Satellite Course (GATEWAY)
    N/A

  • Gordy Horvath

    EA CEP-1 Instructor
    Joint Fundamentals Course (CEP 1)
    N/A

  • Pedro Jimenez

    Operations NCO
    Enterprise Management Course (CEP 2) Joint Fundamentals Course (CEP 1)
    N/A

  • Charles Sherman

    EA Instructor
    Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy (CEP 3)
    N/A

  • Joshua Stubbs

    EA Instructor
    Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy (CEP 3)

    SGM Joshua Stubbs is currently serving as an Enlisted Academy Instructor at the Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy (JSOFSEA) under the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU). He was raised in Dallas, Texas and enlisted in the Army as an Airborne Infantryman in December 2004. He attended Infantry One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Benning, GA and graduated from Airborne School in May 2005. 

                  His previous operational and combat assignments include Operations Sergeant Major for 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (A); First Sergeant, HHC, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (SO) (A); First Sergeant, HHC, 91st Civil Affairs Battalion (SO) (A); First Sergeant, Echo Company, 91st Civil Affairs Battalion (SO) (A); Operations Sergeant, Bravo Company, 83rd Civil Affairs Battalion; Escape and Evasion Instructor, SERE Committee, JFKSWCS, Camp Mackall, NC; Team Sergeant and Civil Affairs NCO, Fox Company, 91st Civil Affairs Battalion (SO) (A), Fort Liberty, NC; Recruiter, Raleigh Recruiting Battalion, Portland, OR; Squad Leader, Fire Team Leader, and Squad Automatic Weapon Gunner, Able Company, 3rd Battalion 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Richardson, AK. SGM Stubbs has numerous deployments in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, JUNIPER SHIELD, and OCTAVE SHIELD. 

                  SGM Stubbs is a graduate of the Basic Airborne Course, 82nd Airborne Division Jumpmaster Course, Warrior Leadership Course (Commandant’s List), Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Senior Leader Course (Physical Fitness Award), Master Leadership Course, Army Recruiter Course, Civil Affairs Qualification Course (Honor Graduate), Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy (Honor Graduate), Sergeants Major Course - U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, How the Army Runs Course, Army Basic/Small Group Instructor Course, Equal Opportunity Leader Course, Master Fitness Course.           

                  SGM Stubbs’ awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (4th award), Army Commendation Medal (5th award), Army Achievement Medal (9th award), Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Glenn E. Morrell Award for Excellence in Recruiting, Master Parachutist Badge, Gold Recruiter Badge, Basic Army Instructor Badge, and the German, Spain, Thailand, and Singapore Parachutist Badges. He is a recipient of the Infantry Regiment’s Honorable Order of Saint Maurice (Legionnaire) and Saint Michael (Guardian) Medallions. He is also a recipient of the Civil Affairs Regiment’s Honorable General Winfield Scott Medallion and the Honorable Order of Lewis and Clark (Bronze) Medallion.             

                  SGM Stubbs holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Post University in Connecticut and is currently in the process of earning his Master of Science in Executive Leadership from Liberty University in Virginia.

                  He has been married for 19 years to his wife, Sharon, they have two children Madison, 15 and Jackson, 12. Their nephew, Everett, now lives with them as well. His hobbies and interests are centered around his family, his faith, and golf. 


  • Kari Thyne

    Chief Learning Officer
    GATEWAY- Satellite Course (GATEWAY)

Browse our Coursework

Joint Fundamentals Course
CEP 1
Unclassified
SOE 3220
Nomination
*Note: Students MUST provide BOTH a personal email address AND either their .gov or .mil email address in order to be registered for the course. This course educates enlisted students for entry-level leadership careers in SOF. Students, from a tactical and operational perspective, will develop skills in communications, creative thinking, and ethical decision-making. Students will also analyze the history, unique function, and organization of the USSOCOM from the headquarters down to the subcomponent commands. 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 Number: D400022

Enterprise Management Course
CEP 2
Unclassified
SOE 3420
Nomination
*Note: Students MUST provide BOTH a personal email address AND either their .gov or .mil email address in order to be registered for the course. The course educates and prepares enlisted special operators for mid-level leadership roles in SOF. Using a transformative approach, students will enhance their skills in critical thinking, organizational leadership, and management. Students will analyze the implications of U.S. national strategy on the execution of USSOCOM operations and strategy.

Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
CEP 3
Secret
SOE 4600
Nomination
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.

GATEWAY- Satellite Course
GATEWAY
Secret
SOE-G001
Nomination
This course is part of the Enlisted Joint PME (EJPME) continuum. It is overseen by SEAC and Joint Staff/J-7. GATEWAY reinforces joint perspectives while preparing select E-6 and E-7s for enhanced joint leadership opportunities at the operational level. This course fulfills a resident EJPME continuum gap that presently exists between the distance learning courses, EJPME I/II, and KEYSTONE. This course offers mid-grade Senior Noncommissioned Officers (SNCOs) and Chief Petty Officers (CPOs) the opportunity to elevate their tactical and operational leadership experience in a joint learning environment. Listed below are the GATEWAY Joint Learning Areas (JLAs). JOINT LEARNING AREAS: 1. National Strategic Overview 2. National Military Capabilities and Organization 3. Joint Forces Overview 4. Joint Force Leadership 5. Foundations of Joint Operations 6. Regional Knowledge and Operational Culture Duration: This course is presented over 4 days. Location: Conducted in residence at the Combatant Commands. SOCOM’s iteration will be conducted at Joint Special Operations University.