What does real preparedness look like when lives are on the line?

In this episode of The Josh Crain Podcast, Josh sits down with Kyle Sproles—a 13-year U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret veteran and the founder of Active Shooter Response Solutions, or ASR Solutions.

Kyle shares the story of his unlikely path from business school and a civilian cubicle to Army Special Forces selection, the Q Course, overseas deployments, and service as a member of a Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha. He explains what Hollywood gets wrong about Green Berets, why mental resilience and problem-solving matter as much as physical strength, and how Special Operations teams work alongside partner forces and units from across the United States military.

The conversation then turns to the mission behind ASR Solutions: preparing ordinary citizens and armed professionals to respond confidently when confronted by an active threat.

Kyle and Josh discuss:

• Why active shooters deliberately seek out soft targets
• How resistance can disrupt an attacker’s plan
• The difference between feeling prepared and actually training under pressure
• Why small security improvements can save lives
• The challenges facing church security teams
• Why many law enforcement agencies struggle to provide adequate training
• How preparation gives people hope rather than causing fear
• The importance of realistic, scenario-based training
• What civilians can learn from Special Forces decision-making

Kyle also explains BECON™—Barricade, Escape, Control, Oppose, Notify—a flexible active-threat response framework designed to give people practical options based on the situation in front of them.

ASR Solutions works with church security teams, private security professionals, law enforcement agencies, military personnel, colleges, universities, businesses, medical facilities, and civilian organizations. Its services include active-threat response training, scenario-based instruction, vulnerability assessments, emergency planning, consulting, and facility security recommendations.

The mission behind everything Kyle and his team do is simple: the preservation of innocent life.

“Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
—Psalm 82:4

This conversation was recorded at Summit Point Training Facility in West Virginia before Josh and his team spent the weekend training with Kyle.

Learn more about Kyle and Active Shooter Response Solutions:

https://activeshooterresponses.com/

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