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Military time cheat sheet

RegularMilitary
12:00 AM0000
1:00 AM0100
2:00 AM0200
3:00 AM0300
4:00 AM0400
5:00 AM0500
6:00 AM0600
7:00 AM0700
8:00 AM0800
9:00 AM0900
10:00 AM1000
11:00 AM1100
RegularMilitary
12:00 PM1200
1:00 PM1300
2:00 PM1400
3:00 PM1500
4:00 PM1600
5:00 PM1700
6:00 PM1800
7:00 PM1900
8:00 PM2000
9:00 PM2100
10:00 PM2200
11:00 PM2300

The rules

  1. Four digits, no colon: 0705.
  2. AM: same digits. 9:30 AM = 0930.
  3. PM: add 12. 5:30 PM = 1730.
  4. Midnight = 0000. Noon = 1200.

Say it

  • 1730: seventeen thirty hours
  • 0800: zero eight hundred hours
  • 1705: seventeen zero five hours
  • 1730Z on the radio: one seven three zero Zulu

NATO alphabet

A AlfaB BravoC CharlieD DeltaE EchoF FoxtrotG GolfH HotelI IndiaJ JuliettK KiloL LimaM MikeN NovemberO OscarP PapaQ QuebecR RomeoS SierraT TangoU UniformV VictorW WhiskeyX X-rayY YankeeZ Zulu

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