Military Time

Military, or 24 hour time, has been used in every facility in which I have ever worked. Additionally, I doubt that its use will lessen. While you can change the time format on your phone, as well as most watches, that doesn't help when you have to determine what a charted time is.

The time from 1:00 AM to 12:59 PM is the same, regardless of time format used.

To convert a time between 1:00 PM to 11:59 PM, add 12 to whatever the current time is.

To convert a time between 13:00 to 23:59, subtract 12 to get the corresponding 12 hour PM time.

The only time that can get tricky is 12 midnight. Some facilities consider midnight as 00:00, while others consider it be 24:00. Regardless of which time is used for midnight, the hour between midnight and 1:00 AM is designated as 00.

Thank you!! That little trick really cleared it up for me! :)

The only time that can get tricky is 12 midnight. Some facilities consider midnight as 00:00, while others consider it be 24:00. Regardless of which time is used for midnight, the hour between midnight and 1:00 AM is designated as 00.

Easy solution: chart 2359 or 0001

Some facilities consider midnight as 00:00, while others consider it be 24:00. Regardless of which time is used for midnight, the hour between midnight and 1:00 AM is designated as 00.

I have never seen 24:00 used for midnight. What does 12:01 become, 00:01 or 24:01; either way that seems exceptionally silly.

OP, the +/- 12 trick is definitely the best way, IMO. Before learning that, I just 'went back' two numbers. It's hard to explain because there isn't much logic but for 14:00, for example, going 'back' two numbers from the ones place (from 4 to 2) also gives you the time. I hope this doesn't confuse you more but, for me, it's the quickest way to get the current time. After a while, you become accustomed to associating certain number (like 9 with 21:00, for example) so it won't require anything thinking over time.

I have never seen 24:00 used for midnight. What does 12:01 become, 00:01 or 24:01; either way that seems exceptionally silly.

Silly or not, midnight is 0000.

Military/24hr time does not use a colon either.

Silly or not, midnight is 0000.

Military/24hr time does not use a colon either.

What I was implying was that whether or not (their system) goes from 24:00 to 24:01, or from 24:00 to 00:01, that is ridiculous. 0000 is standard from my experience, so I agree with you.

Military/24hr time does not use a colon either.

It does on my watch.

It does on my watch.

All watches will display the colon. You have to perform the colonectomy when you write/type it.

I've only seen military time. Sadly, people do things like put 12PM for midnight, or 2PM for 2 in the morning, or 11PM for 11 in the morning. Hence, 0000, 0200, 1100, so they're not confused with 1200, 1400, or 2300. You'll get the hang of it with time. Change your watch and phone to it- it does make it easier. When writing military time, don't use the colon. Watches may because that's just how they're set up for standard time.