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What is the proper format for military time? I know no colon, but... - SM

Posted: Mar 24, 2010

shouldn't the word "hours" ALWAYS follow, i.e. 1345 hours?

military time - hours

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I work on VA accounts, and we don't put hours after the time, just like you wouldn't put "o'clock" after 5:00.

military time - hours...oops!!!!

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I had a total brain fart there. I only THOUGHT I didn't use the word hours, but went back to work after posting, and, what do you know? I do. I just do it so unconsciously that I didn't register I was doing it, and stopping to think about it made me think I didn't, that it would look right, and wouldn't make sense. Sorry! Definitely my bad.

military time - according to BOS

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according to BOS

military time
Identifies the day's 24 hours by numerals 0100 through 2400, rather than 1 a.m. through noon and 1 p.m. through midnight.

Hours 0100 through 1200 are consistent with a.m. hours 1 through noon, while hours 1300 through 2400 correlate with p.m. hours 1 through midnight, respectively.

This form always takes four numerals, so insert the preceding or following zeros as necessary.

Do not separate hours from minutes with a colon. Do not use a.m. or p.m.

1300 hours
0845 hours

If the word hours is not dictated it may be added for clarity, but this is not absolutely necessary.

Copyright (c) 2002 American Association for Medical Transcription

Thank you. We got a "reminder" email for this account - SM

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that stated no colon, but also stated it was necessary to put hours afterward. I thought that the BOS said differently and before I responded, I wanted to be clear.

I lost my BOS to water damage after a fire and hadn't replaced it yet.

Thanks again!

BOS 2: military time - see message

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military time
Identifies the dayâ��s 24 hours by numerals 0100 through 2400, rather than
1 a.m. through noon and 1 p.m. through midnight.
Hours 0100 through 1200 are consistent with a.m. hours 1 through noon,
while hours 1300 through 2400 correlate with p.m. hours 1 through
midnight, respectively.
This form always takes four numerals, so insert the preceding or following
zeros as necessary.
Do not separate hours from minutes with a colon. Do not use a.m. or p.m.
1300 hours
0845 hours

"If the word hours is not dictated it may be added for clarity, but this is not absolutely necessary."

BUT... - MT

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There is always the lone client, or a bunch of them even, that want the colon inserted. Also, doesn't the ADT show a colon for Military hours? I don't know why they do that. Since the dawn of time, no colon for Military.

there are always exceptions to the rules. Is ADT - Active Duty Training?

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nm

ADT can - be too many

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different things. I would have to leave it as is and not expand it, just to be safe.

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