http://mak86.ml - http://mak86.ml/home.php?mod=space&uid=2558490&do=profile&from=space; For those still learning the 24-clock system, a simple way to translate afternoon and evening hours into civilian time is to subtract 12. For example, for 2000 hours, subtract 12 from 20 to get 8 p.m. Also known as 24 hour time, military time counts the hours of the day from 0 to 24, from midnight to midnight. With military time, there’s no need to specify am or pm. That makes military time ideal for all sorts of situations where accuracy in recording the time can mean the difference between life and death. The next two digits (01) represent the minutes past the hour. Since military time and regular time use minutes in exactly the same way, no conversion is required. Both digital wristwatches and 24-hour clocks are sources of military time. Many digital watches provide the option of displaying the time in either regular or military format. Switching back and forth is usually done by pressing a button labeled "12/24" or something similar several corporations manufacture 24-hour clocks. The military uses a 24-hour time system instead. Rather than denoting the time of day with a.m. The period in time is indicated by using a full 24-hour clock. However, this does not mean that military time is the same as 24-hour time. It only implies that military time is also divided into a 24-hour format. Among the many things you have to learn when you are in the military, the most important job to know is how to pronounce and read the time. Just as there is specific jargon and lingo that you, as a service member, have to be aware of, there is a particular way to tell military time.