Bollards offer seemingly innumerable uses. Among their many utilizations is at military bases, where they contribute to safer, more organized, and secure premises. Review some of the top uses for bollards at military bases to help determine what your base needs.

1. Restricted Areas

It’s not uncommon for one or several areas of a military base to be off-limits to certain members or personnel. Retractable bollards are useful in such areas as they help ensure only those with exclusive access to restricted areas enter. The bollards retract into the ground only when the right access code, fob, or card is entered/used, thus making these classified areas extra secure. Retractable bollards, such as F2656-20 Crash-Certified Automated bollards, can be used at all base entrances to offer additional layers of protection. Only those who are cleared to enter the base can enter when bollards and other security measures are in place. Base access control also benefits from F2656-20 Crash Certified Wedge Barriers that provide additional layers of protection in these high-security areas.

2. Equipment Protection

Bollards are useful for protecting large equipment, such as those found in warehouses and other military storage areas. Depending on what’s best for the situation, either removable or permanent (high security) bollards can be utilized. Permanent bollards are often the better option for equipment protection since they can stop vehicles of virtually any kind going up to 50 miles an hour. Using bollards in this way protects expensive equipment from impact-related damage preventing expensive repairs or replacements. Permanent bollards can be used as extra protection for anything else at the military base, such as buildings containing firearms and the like.

3. Training Exercises

Bollards can be helpful for boot camp and other intensive military training exercises. Removable bollards can be used in multiple ways to create training grounds on military bases. In addition to using removable bollards to surround the training area, they can be arranged so military members have to run around them without losing their footing. Removable bollards can also be linked with poles or similar objects so soldiers-in- training must jump over them or crawl under them. Other training-related uses for bollards on military bases include races, such as relay races or any other kind of race. The bollards clearly specify the end of the race and can be connected with rope or string for “finish line” purposes.

4. Base Access Protection

Since military bases call for the highest level of security, base protection is essential and ongoing. F2656-20 Crash Certified Static Parameter bollards and F2656-20 Crash- Certified Fencing provide solid, virtually impenetrable protection when added to military base perimeters. These are just some of the many ways bollards contribute to efficient, safe, and secure military bases. To enhance the safety and security of your military base, browse our selection at 1800Bollards, your premier bollard partner on the web.