Attention Future SOS Students:  If you are two weeks out from your expected class start date and haven’t received an email from SOS, please reach out to sos.od.studentservices@us.af.mil.  NOTE:  By default, SOS related correspondence is sent to us.af.mil or spaceforce.mil emails.

SOS Mission: "Develop Mission-Ready Joint-Minded Air Force Captains."

SOS Vision: "Deliver World-Class Curriculum to Meet Field Commanders' Needs."

SOS Desired State:  Provide Digital-Age Education and Training to Produce Captains with the Competencies to Win in High-end Global Competition.

      Formed in 1950, the Squadron Officer School (SOS) program has evolved continuously to meet modern challenges in order to provide relevant professional military education. Today, the Squadron Officer School in-residence program is an immersive educational experience for US Air Force and US Space Force active duty, guard, and reserve captains, civilians, and international officers.

     The purpose of SOS is to develop solution-minded, bold, and courageous Airmen and Guardians ready to overcome tomorrow's challenges.  The course is structured around four areas: Leading, Communicating, Warfighting, and Thinking. Students will engage in classroom and hands-on application events to lead themselves and their team, to foster a strategic and creative mindset, to resolve conflict effectively, to collaboratively solve problems, and to gain foundational knowledge on airpower doctrine, international paradigms, and joint all-domain warfare to learn to lead in uncertain environments. 

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