Military Time vs. Non-Military Time

Conclusion

We believe that even though military time is different then most other times, it is a very useful way to tell time.

Use In Everyday Life

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In Britain, the use of the 24-hour clock in daily life has grown steadily since the beginning of the 20th century, although attempts to make the system official failed more than once. In 1934, the BBC switched to the 24-hour clock for broadcast announcements and program listings. The experiment was halted after five months following a lack of enthusiasm from the public, and the BBC has used the 12-hour clock ever since. In the same year, the US airlines Pan American World Airways Corporation and Western Airlines both adopted the 24-hour clock

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More Countries Adopt The System

Credits

During World War I, the British Royal Navy adopted the 24-hour clock in 1915, and the Allied armed forces followed soon after, with the British Army switching officially in 1918. The Canadian armed forces first started to use the 24-hour clock in late 1917. In 1920, the US Navy was the first US organization to adopt the system; the US Army, however, did not officially adopt the 24-hour clock until World War II, on July 1, 1942

Jake O'Connor: Typing

Greg Assad: Notes and Pictures

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Conversion Chart

Fun Facts

24-hour

clock 12-hour

clock

00:00 12:00 a.m.*

midnight

(start of day)

01:00 1:00 a.m.

02:00 2:00 a.m.

03:00 3:00 a.m.

04:00 4:00 a.m.

05:00 5:00 a.m.

06:00 6:00 a.m.

07:00 7:00 a.m.

08:00 8:00 a.m.

09:00 9:00 a.m.

10:00 10:00 a.m.

11:00 11:00 a.m.

12:00 12:00 p.m.*

noon

13:00 1:00 p.m.

14:00 2:00 p.m.

15:00 3:00 p.m.

16:00 4:00 p.m.

17:00 5:00 p.m.

18:00 6:00 p.m.

19:00 7:00 p.m.

20:00 8:00 p.m.

21:00 9:00 p.m.

22:00 10:00 p.m.

23:00 11:00 p.m.

24:00 (midnight)*

(end of day)

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One of the first 24 hour clocks was located in Greenwich.

Written military time does not usually include a time separator (for example, "0340" is more common than the civilian "03:40").

Leading zeros, always written out by the military, are often also spoken in military usage, so 5:43 a.m. is often spoken "zero five forty-three" (military) or "zero five four three" (military radio), as opposed to "five forty-three" (civilian).

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First Countries To Introduce It Nationally

The earliest country to introduce the 24-hour system nationally was Italy, in 1893.[10] Other European countries followed: France adopted it in 1912 (the French army in 1909), followed by Denmark (1916), and Greece (1917). By 1920, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and Switzerland had switched, followed by Turkey (1925), and Germany (1927). By the early 1920s, many countries in Latin America had also adopted the 24-hour clock. Some of the railways in India had switched before the outbreak of the war

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Introduction

Military time is similar to our time because it is a way to tell what time it is (obviously). The big difference is that it most time goes from 12 to 1 but in military time it is 12 to 13. It basically has the numbers not repeat until the next day, which could help clear up confusion if the commander says Attack the base at 1. Then some people may attack in the morning and some might attack in the afternoon. But it is easier because there only is 1 1 o'clock in Military time.

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Military Time vs. Non-Military Time

By: Greg Assad & Jake O'Connor