David Petraeus was born in 1952 in New York and attended West Point, graduating at the top of his class. He then went on to complete Ranger School with top honors. Throughout his career, he demonstrated commitment and a drive to achieve challenges. As a leader, he was humble and focused on progress over personal success. He led the 101st Airborne Division in 2003 using counterinsurgency strategies focused on winning local populations, an approach that eventually became national strategy in Iraq in 2006.

1. ┏(＾0＾)┛David Petraeus┗(＾0＾) ┓
∩(︶▽︶)∩
By: Daniel Cisneros, Jonathan Barrios, Alex
Villegas, Joshua Diaz, Samantha Valiente

2. （〜^∇^)〜Background: Rise of a Leader〜(^∇^〜）
David Petraeus was born on November 7, 1952 in New York. His
mother worked as a librarian and his father worked as a sea captain.
After graduating from high school, he went directly to West Point. At
West Point he was very athletic and was part of an elite group of
students called the “Star Men”. A while after he graduated West Point,
he went and passed Ranger School in top honors. From there he kept
going through ranks but later stopped to continue school and become a
professor at West Point. In 1987, he continued to climb the military
ladder.

3. （〜^∇^)〜Traits as A Leader〜(^∇^〜）
● Petraeus was a committed leader. He said "In a lot of
ways, I think I climbed that particular academic
mountain just because it was the toughest one to
climb."
● Petraeus was an overachiever. He completed a grueling
nine weeks at Ranger School, not only finishing the
course, but also winning top honors and legendary
status among his classmates.

4. （〜^∇^)〜What made David a great Leader?〜(^∇^〜）
● David did things to help others and in return expected
nothing.(he was humble)
● He did things and thought at a higher level to make
things work out at a better level.
● Petraeus always also saw progress as a form of
success.
● He lead 101st Airborne Division in 2003.

5. （〜^∇^)〜How Did David Lead People?〜(^∇^〜）
He lead people by using his knowledge from his doctorate degree. He
had written his doctoral thesis about counterinsurgency in Vietnam, and
had continued to refine his ideas during tours in places like Central
America and Bosnia. Petraeus soon began enacting what is now
known as the "hearts and minds" approach to winning supporters
among the local populations. His approach called for more troops and
more investment in nation building, which ran in opposition to President
George W. Bush's strategy at the time. However, when the
administration changed its course in Iraq in 2006, Petraeus's rise to the
top continued.

6. （〜^∇^)〜Works Cited〜(^∇^〜）
● "David Howell Petraeus." Bio.com. A&E Networks
Television, n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2014
● "United States Department of Defense." (defense.gov).
N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2014.
● "David H. Petraeus." Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web.
28 Aug. 2014.
● "Gen. David H. Petraeus (US Army, Retired)." Speaker
Bio:. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2014.