FAST FACT: USING MILITARY TIME

MILITARY TIME CONFUSES MANY PEOPLE, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY REALLY SIMPLE TO CONVERT IT. IF ANYONE GIVES YOU A TIME THAT STARTS WITH “13” OR MORE, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SUBTRACT 12 FROM THE FIRST 2 DIGITS AND ADD A “PM” TO THE END. IF YOU NEED TO TELL SOMEONE THE TIME IN MILITARY TERMS, ADD 12 TO THE HOUR PART OF ANYTHING FROM 1 PM TO 12 PM AND REMOVE “PM”. IT’S ESPECIALLY USEFUL TO EMPLOY MILITARY TIME WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE SO THERE IS NO CONFUSION, AND IF YOU ARE COORDINATING SCHEDULES IN DIFFERENT TIME ZONES. 

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