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What Time Is It?\u00a0<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Unless you work in an international industry, such as a global airline, most Americans never fully grasp military time. After all, \u201czero, two-hundred\u201d (0200), \u201cfourteen-thirty\u201d (1430) and \u201ctwenty-three hundred\u201d (2300) all sound more like money instead of time, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Military time is based on a 24-hour clock, which is why the numbers on the clock go from 00 to 23. The United States, however, uses the 12-hour clock, which is why the numbers do not go past 12, and the \u201ca.m.\u201d and \u201cp.m.\u201d must be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While most Americans may not need to learn military time, it is actually quite useful \u2026 and it\u2019s very easy to learn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Military Time: What You Need to Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just like a 12-hour digital clock, military time is always displayed in four digits. The first two digits represent the hour and the last two digits represent the minutes. 00<\/strong>00 (said “zero-hundred”) is midnight, and 12<\/strong>00 (said “twelve-hundred”) is noon. So far, so good.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anything between 00<\/strong>01 and 11<\/strong>59 is basically “a.m.” time. For example, 01<\/strong>00 (said “zero, one-hundred”) converts into 1 a.m. and 07<\/strong>30 (said “zero, seven-thirty”) converts into 7:30 a.m. Pretty straightforward, huh?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anything between 12<\/strong>01 and 23<\/strong>59 is basically “p.m.” time. The “p.m.” hours usually give people more trouble, but always remember that 13<\/strong>00 (said “thirteen-hundred”) converts into 1 p.m. Therefore, 14<\/strong>00 converts into 2 p.m., 15<\/strong>00 converts into 3 p.m., and so on and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is a time conversation chart courtesy of Marine Military Academy<\/a><\/u> in Harlingen, Texas. Best of all, MMA will teach you how to easily convert military time into civilian time without having to memorize the chart!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Conversation Chart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

12-Hour Clock (Civilian Time)<\/strong> : 24-Hour Clock (Military Time)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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