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The Art of Manliness Continued areas of medical and emergency services, navigation, aviation, and computing where ambiguities in the time can be dangerous and cumbersome), it is commonly known here as "military time." "Military time" has some differences from the standard use of the 24-hour clock, as detailed below. How to Convert Military Time to Civilian Time JOBS for TEAMS Converting military time to civilian time (or vice versa) is pretty easy once you get the hang of it: • The hours from 1am to noon are the same as in civilian time-keeping. For hours below 10, you just add a zero in front of it. So 9:00am becomes 0900. • For a military time that's 1300 or larger, simply subtract 1200 to get the standard time. So for example if someone says "Meet me in room 202 at 1545," you'd just subtract 1200 from 1545 to get 3:45pm. Simple right? • If you want to convert standard time to military time, add 1200 to any time from 1:00pm to 11:00pm. So if you want to say 6:30pm in military lingo, add 1200 to 6:30 to get 1830. Is midnight 2400 or 0000? Midnight is sort like an ace card. It can be high or low.You'll hear midnight referred to as 2400 or 0000. Writing and Speaking Military Time Writing military time. Unlike standard use of the 12-hour and 24-hour clocks, you don't place a colon between the hour and the minutes when writing military time. Speaking military time. When you say the numbers, always use "hundred" instead of "thousand." So 0600 would be spoken "zero six hundred" or "zero six hundred hours" (more on this below). And 1000 would be spoken as "ten hundred" not "one thousand."To say a time with minutes, you simply pronounce each number. For example: • 0001 (12:01am):"zero zero zero one" • 0215 (2:15am):"zero two fifteen" • 1545 (3:45pm):"fifteen forty-five" While saying "oh" for "zero" ("Be there at 'oh six hundred!'") is colloquial and often seen in movies and TV, saying "zero" is a part of military communication protocol. As far as whether you should say "hours" after giving the time, that somewhat varies by what branch of the military you're dealing with. If Soldiers and Airmen are saying 2:00pm, they're a little more likely to give it to you as "fourteen hundred hours," while Marines or Coast Guardsman are a little more likely to render it just "fourteen hundred."Across the branches though, it's typical to drop the "hours" bit when you're talking face-toface and your meaning is obvious, only adding it in conversation and written communication that's more formal and where you want to make sure the message is clear. | 32 JobsForTeams0413_manliness.indd 2 www.jobsforteams.com 3/5/13 1:50 PM