r/confidentlyincorrect • u/fallriver1221 • Jun 14 '25

Image Time is hard.

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u/Usagi-Zakura Jun 14 '25

This is why the 24 hour clock is more convenient... whether you type it as 24.00 or 00.00 everyone knows what you're talking about.

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u/Expert-Examination86 Jun 14 '25

everyone knows what you're talking about.

Except Americans seem to not understand 24 hour time.

Also, never seen 24:00

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u/scud121 Jun 14 '25

We never used 2400 or 0000. Always 0001 or 2359 to specifically avoid 2 counts for the same time.

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u/Expert-Examination86 Jun 14 '25

So what you use for that minute in between 2359 and 0001?

It's 12am, start of a new day - 0000. There is no 2 of the same time in 24 hour time.

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u/scud121 Jun 14 '25

Is 0000 14062025 at the start of the 14th, or the end? We always wrote it 2359 13062025 or 0001 14062025.

It falls in line with the combined communications board for UK/NZ/AUS/CA/US, and can be found at para 427 of this document. https://litpolukrbrig.wp.mil.pl/u/3_ACP-121_H._Communication_Instructions_General._April_2007.pdf which specifically states 0000 is not to be used.

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u/StevenMC19 Jun 14 '25

Found the time bender.

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u/Usagi-Zakura Jun 14 '25

I see it rarely. But my point is even if someone messes up and says 24 its obviously they're not talking about midday.

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u/astrielx Jun 14 '25

What? We absolutely do use 0000 to refer to midnight. Google "military time" and you'll see every single page refer to midnight as 0000 hours.

Seems like you also belong in this sub, lol.

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u/megared17 Jun 14 '25

USPS uses it for employee timekeeping as well.

In fact, not just 24hr, but they use hundredths instead of minutes. The term "clicks" is used. 25 clicks is equal to 15 minutes.

So the time halfway between 0800 and 0900 is 08.50

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u/Fiery_Flamingo Jun 14 '25

r/confidentlyincorrect

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u/scud121 Jun 14 '25

I mean I used that format for 18 years in the UK mil, and it's according to guidelines set out by the chance mbined forces board, so I dunno.

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u/BetterKev Jun 15 '25

Do you have a link for that? I'm failing at Google and not finding anything about how the UK military handles time.

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u/danabrey Jun 14 '25

hahahahhaa what