How do you convert our time to military time?

Question

I need to know everything there is to know about military time specifically. For example, 5pm is 17, 7:30am is 7:30, and 7:30pm is 19:30. This is what I know: I know that after noon, you just add 12 and take off the pm or am. But how does it go from 7:30am to 7:30? I don't know how to convert am times like midnight is (00:00)???

Answer 1

A.M. times are exactly that, the same as A.M. times just with a zero at the beginning.  so midnight is 00:00 then 1:00 is 0100, 2:00 is 0200, three....etc.  Just goes from zero to 24.

Answer 2

All are right, an easy way to remember is at 12 noon, add 2 hours to go from regular time to military time.

1pm is 1300

2pm is 1400

3pm is 1500 just keep going up.

Answer 3

You're correct, except that a.m. hours are converted to numbers between 0000 and 1159.  It would be pronounced, for example, "zero-five-hundred hours" for 0500 (5:00 a.m.)or "zero-seven-thirty" for 0730 (7:30 a.m.).  Also, p.m. hours are converted to numbers 1200 to 2359.  Midnight is alternately expressed as 2400 and 0000.  The "a.m." and "p.m." are not used, as it is a 24-hour system with no morning/evening repetition.

Answer 4

Military time is the use of a 24-hour clock instead of AM and PM when reporting actual labor or machine time. So, after 12 noon just keep on going until you reach a 24 hr period. Example: 5pm=1700.