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-[[File:Whittaker-Jeffries tube.png|thumb|Whittaker at the conclusion of his first mission, which left him deeply troubled.]] Theo enrolled at Starfleet Academy at the age of eighteen, studying on the Engineering track and specializing in warp mechanics and theory. For the most part he was a model student, with only one near infraction when caught breaking back into the Academy grounds after curfew (he talked his way out of punishment). In his 2nd year he was involved in a bar fight but no disciplinary action was taken due to the fact he responded in self defense and he had recently lost his father. He graduated following a final exam at the training facilities aboard [[Starbase 118]].
+[[File:Whittaker-Jeffries tube.png|thumb|150px|left|At the conclusion of his first mission.]] Theo enrolled at Starfleet Academy at the age of eighteen, studying on the Engineering track and specializing in warp mechanics and theory. For the most part he was a model student, with only one near infraction when caught breaking back into the Academy grounds after curfew (he talked his way out of punishment). In his 2nd year he was involved in a bar fight but no disciplinary action was taken due to the fact he responded in self defense and he had recently lost his father. He graduated following a final exam at the training facilities aboard [[Starbase 118]].
 Following his graduation, he was assigned as an Engineering Officer aboard the ''Columbia''. He came aboard the ship and was put to work straight away as a [http://wiki.starbase118.net/wiki/index.php/USS_Columbia_Past_Mission#Mission_III:_.22Between_the_Rock_and_a_Hard_Place.22_.28Fleet_Wide_Mission_-_Phase_1.29|rogue AI commandeered partial command of the ship]. Theo managed to build a rapport with the AI, who turned out to be the mind of a seven year old human girl called Providence. He was present when they discovered 'Mercy'- a deadly weapons delivery system authorised by unknown parties within the Federation. The end of the mission- which led to the destabilization of Providence's matrix and ultimately, her loss- left Theo deeply troubled and struggling to understand how Starfleet could have authourised the experiment in the first place. A short while later he found a confidant in fellow engineer [[Oori, Nuvia| Nuvia Oori]] and opened up to her.