You get what you pay for.

Ryan (Troy Gentile), Wade (Nate Hartley) and Emmit (David Dorfman) attend their first day at high school and they're pumped until they meet up with Filkins (Alex Frost), a school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins' reign of terror, they seek out some protection by placing an ad in Soldier Of Fortune magazine.

Their best response and the cheapest comes from Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), a down on his luck soldier of fortune who lives a homeless he likes to say "home free" existence on the beach. He then enrols them in some physical and mental training.