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b'Todd Crevier is the founder and president of New England Adventures. \\xa0New England Adventures hosts all expense paid outdoor sporting events and therapeutic outdoor activities for New England veterans, current service members, and their families.\\n\\nTodd Crevier- Serving My Country\\n\\nTodd joined the Army after September 11, 2001. \\xa0He knew the country would be in need of people to stand in the gaps. \\xa0He was 25 at the time and knew it was time to serve his country. Todd received orders to deploy to Iraq in December 2003 and deployed in 2004 as a 50 Cal Machine Gunner and convey security for a field hauling unit. He got out of the Army and 3 years later he rejoined and worked logistics for 7 years and was stage 2 hypertension, had a bought skin cancer and ended up losing the vision in his right eye. \\xa0Todd\\u2019s last day in uniform was October 6, 2014 after getting results from the med board.\\n\\n\\u201cI loved \\xa0being a soldier, I loved leading soldiers, I loved being an NCO, I loved working for a cause that was bigger than myself.\\u201d \\u2013 Todd Crevier\\nFinding His Way\\nTodd \\xa0was recruited by TJX Companies to work in Bloomfield, CN as an operations manager. \\xa0After about 3-4 months Todd was told that the company didn\\u2019t think it was a great fit. \\xa0He lasted about 14 months and was continuing deal with back issues. The VA was in charge of his back issues and sent meds directly to his house and he ended up getting addicted to his pain meds. \\xa0He lost his community, his marriage failed and he suffered in the transition from military to civilian life. He continued to go through jobs and getting fired due to lack of ability to get along with others. \\xa0The VA finally declared Todd 100% unemployable. At this point Todd was on several pain killers and other meds prescribed by the VA.\\n\\n\\u201cI went into my doctors office in my local VA clinic and gave her my grocery bag full of meds and told her I was all done and I couldn\\u2019t do it anymore. \\xa0She said you can\\u2019t do that and I told her it was my body and I\\u2019m not putting this stuff in it anymore and I walked out the door and I quit and I have been clean ever since.\\u201d \\u2013 Todd Crevier\\nNew England Adventures\\nTodd was able to make New England Adventures a reality and started his journey in 2015. \\xa0He was able to give 100% of his time to New England Adventures and it became his rehab and therapy. \\xa0It has given him his community back and has allowed him to help his brothers and sisters to find community again through the outdoors.\\n\\n\\u201cIt became a lifesaver for me in several ways.\\u201d \\u2013 Todd Crevier\\n\\nTo hear more from Todd Crevier and his experience and journey, download this episode.\\n\\nDon\\u2019t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you!\\n\\nTodd Crevier links:\\n\\nLinkedIn\\n\\nWebsite\\n\\nDownload Joe Crane\\u2019s\\xa0Top 7 Paths to Freedom\\xa0or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. \\xa0\\nJoin the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!\\nCheck out\\xa0Veteran on the Move on Facebook\\xa0to connect with our guests! It\\u2019s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.\\n\\nVeteran On the Move\\xa0podcast has published over 250 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host\\xa0Joe Crane\\xa0. The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 As a result,\\xa0Veteran On the Move\\xa0has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through\\xa0Stitcher Radio,\\xa0Sound Cloud,\\xa0itunes\\xa0and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.'