Tim Medvetz

be on top of the world or walk into a restaurant and just being on top of the world and being a bouncer and, you know, and riding the Harley, you know, and being all doing all the tough guy. Right. And next thing you know, I'm in a wheelchair and people are feeling sorry for me. And so here's this kid who joins the Marine Corps. He gets out. Right. And, and he's got the buzz cut.

He's back home for a weekend, you know, home and, And he's used to carrying an M60 around the battlefield. He's got a platoon of guys under his command. He walks into a bar. He comes out with 10 phone numbers from every hot chick in the bar, right? And next thing you know, boom, steps on IED. And now he's in a wheelchair, missing legs. And everybody's feeling sorry for him.

He's back home for a weekend, you know, home and, And he's used to carrying an M60 around the battlefield. He's got a platoon of guys under his command. He walks into a bar. He comes out with 10 phone numbers from every hot chick in the bar, right? And next thing you know, boom, steps on IED. And now he's in a wheelchair, missing legs. And everybody's feeling sorry for him.

He's back home for a weekend, you know, home and, And he's used to carrying an M60 around the battlefield. He's got a platoon of guys under his command. He walks into a bar. He comes out with 10 phone numbers from every hot chick in the bar, right? And next thing you know, boom, steps on IED. And now he's in a wheelchair, missing legs. And everybody's feeling sorry for him.

And that's the part I can relate with. And so... I figured if this is my type of rehabilitation, maybe this might work for them. And a lot of these guys, like there's a lot of worthy organizations out there, fly fishing, therapeutic fly fishing and horse therapy and, you know, all this like adaptive golf and like all these things. Right.

And that's the part I can relate with. And so... I figured if this is my type of rehabilitation, maybe this might work for them. And a lot of these guys, like there's a lot of worthy organizations out there, fly fishing, therapeutic fly fishing and horse therapy and, you know, all this like adaptive golf and like all these things. Right.

And that's the part I can relate with. And so... I figured if this is my type of rehabilitation, maybe this might work for them. And a lot of these guys, like there's a lot of worthy organizations out there, fly fishing, therapeutic fly fishing and horse therapy and, you know, all this like adaptive golf and like all these things. Right.

But some of these guys, they just, it doesn't work for them. And the only way to really truly rehab these guys is you have to put them back on the battlefield again to truly heal them and get them back to be the Marine they were. That makes sense to me. Let me ask you a question.

But some of these guys, they just, it doesn't work for them. And the only way to really truly rehab these guys is you have to put them back on the battlefield again to truly heal them and get them back to be the Marine they were. That makes sense to me. Let me ask you a question.

But some of these guys, they just, it doesn't work for them. And the only way to really truly rehab these guys is you have to put them back on the battlefield again to truly heal them and get them back to be the Marine they were. That makes sense to me. Let me ask you a question.

You know any... Any of these veterans or military people that were addicted to drugs at the time? All of them.

You know any... Any of these veterans or military people that were addicted to drugs at the time? All of them.

You know any... Any of these veterans or military people that were addicted to drugs at the time? All of them.

Let me say that. I'm saying that loosely because when I meet most of these guys, you know, they're coming right out of the hospital. You know, they got them on gabapentin, all these nerve meds and pain pills and, you know, all these. How do they get off of that? Well, interesting is that they can't go up Everest on an opioid. Exactly.

Let me say that. I'm saying that loosely because when I meet most of these guys, you know, they're coming right out of the hospital. You know, they got them on gabapentin, all these nerve meds and pain pills and, you know, all these. How do they get off of that? Well, interesting is that they can't go up Everest on an opioid. Exactly.

Let me say that. I'm saying that loosely because when I meet most of these guys, you know, they're coming right out of the hospital. You know, they got them on gabapentin, all these nerve meds and pain pills and, you know, all these. How do they get off of that? Well, interesting is that they can't go up Everest on an opioid. Exactly.

And that's always the first conversation I have when we start training. I'm like, we got to get you off this because these types of narcotics, they affect your respiratory system. And that's the last thing you want at 20,000 feet. That's that, dude.

And that's always the first conversation I have when we start training. I'm like, we got to get you off this because these types of narcotics, they affect your respiratory system. And that's the last thing you want at 20,000 feet. That's that, dude.

And that's always the first conversation I have when we start training. I'm like, we got to get you off this because these types of narcotics, they affect your respiratory system. And that's the last thing you want at 20,000 feet. That's that, dude.

You think you're doing great and you think you're hauling ass and you're moving in slow motion like you're on Thorazine. It's like there's no... That is... It just doesn't make sense to me. So how did these guys, how do you get these guys clean before they're training to go up to Everest?