Theodore Gabriel Kirche is a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army who graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2013 with degrees in Political Science and Anthropology. He has extensive experience in the ROTC and Texas National Guard, including planning field training exercises and practical exercises for over 130 officer candidates. Kirche also served as an infantry platoon leader in charge of training and maintaining the readiness of a 36 member light infantry platoon.