Military Time

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Canadian Cadet Organization (CCO) use “Military Time.”  While this time format can be confusing to some, it is just a regular 24-hour clock.

If the hours is above 12, then it is in the PM.  Less than 12 it is in the AM.  Example: in the time 1730hrs, the 17 is the hours and 30 is the minutes.  Translate 1700 on the chart below and it is 5:00pm.  So 1730hrs is 5:30pm.

 

12-Hour Clock	24-Hour Clock
12:00 AM	0000
1:00 AM	0100
2:00 AM	0200
3:00 AM	0300
4:00 AM	0400
5:00 AM	0500
6:00 AM	0600
7:00 AM	0700
8:00 AM	0800
9:00 AM	0900
10:00 AM	1000
11:00 AM	1100
12:00 PM	1200
1:00 PM	1300
2:00 PM	1400
3:00 PM	1500
4:00 PM	1600
5:00 PM	1700
6:00 PM	1800
7:00 PM	1900
8:00 PM	2000
9:00 PM	2100
10:00 PM	2200
11:00 PM	2300

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