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6 from Military /Aviation time to

Learn to convert

regular time.

Once you know how to write and say military time, you
can become a pro at converting from military to regular
time. If you see a number greater than 1200, that means
you've reached the afternoon hours, so just subtract
1200 from that number to get the time using the 12-hour
clock. For example, 1400 hours is 2 p.m. in standard
time, because you get 200 when you subtract 1200 from
1400. 2000 hours is 8 p.m. because when you subtract
1200 from 2000, you get 800.[5]

 If you're looking at a time less than 1200, then you
know you're working with numbers from midnight
until noon. Simply use the first two digits to get the
a.m. hour, and the last two digits to get the minutes
to convert to military time.
 For example, 0950 hours means 9 hours and 50
minutes, or 9:50 a.m. 1130 hours means 11
hours and 30 minutes, or 11:30 a.m.

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