Theodore D. Martin

ABOUT THEODORE D. MARTIN

American lieutenant general in the U.S. Army who serves as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, commandant of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and commanding general of Fort Leavenworth since May 2021.

He attended the U.S. Military Academy and was commissioned into the Army as a Second Lieutenant in 1983. He holds master's degrees in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College, and the U.S. Army War College, and a master's degree in business from Webster University.

He often solicits public input from his followers on issues pertaining to Army policy and concerns of service members, and argued to Newsweek that his "risky" humor helps correct misperceptions and humanize the relationship and understanding between superiors and subordinate.

He was born Theodor David Martin in Massachusetts but grew up in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. His family's military heritage goes back to 1776, when Private Daniel Martin enlisted in the 1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment and fought the British during the American Revolution.

Martin was named for his uncle who served in the Korean War alongside his father. He has a wife and children.

Other recent prominent lieutenant generals have included Mike Flynn and Thomas P. Stafford .