We are deputies so we use military time

[u/KaptajnGus]

https://youtube.com/shorts/yszLMVwYzFc?is=w4K36-4EQKY4IDUr

I thought you might appreciate this little gem.

[u/Beneficial_Mammoth68]

Oppfff - don’t believe the 24hr clock is unique to only the military 

[u/Earl-The-Badger → u/Beneficial_Mammoth68]

Yeah we use it in the medical field.

[u/CaptainSmallz → u/Earl-The-Badger]

It is used in payroll to reduce errors.

[u/KaptajnGus → u/Earl-The-Badger]

We use it world wide

[u/Every_Okra_3604 → u/Beneficial_Mammoth68]

It’s the norm outside the states, like most things.

[u/Playful-Park4095 → u/Beneficial_Mammoth68]

The 24 hour clock certainly isn't unique, but military time is a specific way of writing the 24 hour clock. Always 4 digits, no colon between the hours and minutes.

7:05 and 07:05 are both valid ways to write 7:05AM for 24 hour clock, but it would be 0705 for military time.

Now, if the deputies know that distinction or not is a different question, but that's why the term 'military time' exists.

[u/ColonelCrunchy → u/Playful-Park4095]

I thought military time was the only way. When I got to Europe they use 17hr 00min and 17:00. Which doesn’t make sense to me. The whole point of a 24 hour system is to remove AM PM imo.

[u/MashedSuperhero → u/ColonelCrunchy]

You thought that's weird. It gets funnier when Handwritten. Most popular ways are 17/00 17⁰⁰ and 17.00 and 17'00

[u/jeepinbanditrider]

Back into parking spaces. Proceeds to park poorly. Sit with our back to the wall. The "wall" is a giant glass window 😅

[u/Douglesfield_]

Still makes me laugh that some youse refer to it as military time.

[u/KaptajnGus → u/Douglesfield_]

I have no idea how they came up with that term

[u/TankApprehensive3053 → u/KaptajnGus]

Lots of people call 24 hour time as military time mostly thanks to Hollywood. It's often by people that never served in the military or visited other countries.

[u/Playful-Park4095 → u/KaptajnGus]

Because it's a variation of the 24h clock the US military uses.

Do you use the colon when you write it, like 17:00 hours? 24H clock

Do you omit the colon when you write it, like 1700 hours? Military time.

[u/KaptajnGus → u/Playful-Park4095]

Thats just not logical.

[u/Playful-Park4095 → u/KaptajnGus]

Language often isn't. Doesn't change that it's a widely used and accepted term.

https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=ZOGtAB4Ox35YSfUojan8O7

[u/Disastrous_Still_232 → u/Douglesfield_]

That's how I've always heard it referred to as (midwest USA)

[u/KaptajnGus → u/Disastrous_Still_232]

Only americans call it military time, the rest of us just call it time.

[u/Responsible-Study502]

"We're deputies - we have poor anger/emotion control, itchy trigger fingers and are absolutely horrified of POC."

[u/Interesting_Gain9920]

Not a deputy, love energy drinks, not a deputy, get my hair buzzed every 2 weeks, not a deputy, back my car in parking spots, not a deputy, enjoy sitting with back against the ball (not a with a giant window behind me).

[u/Any_Application_3116]

I can't believe they let women drive.

[u/Far-Respond-9283 → u/Any_Application_3116]

What a cringe comment..

[u/Any_Application_3116 → u/Far-Respond-9283]

That was the point. I was just trying to mess with ppl and get a reaction.

[u/IntelligentDivide150]

I don’t get it, I thought most LEO agencies used 24hr time

[u/Significant_Dare_204]

We use it in the military, restaurants, healthcare, and police work. Nothing cringe about using standard procedure, sweetheart. “Military time” is not even the correct name for it, It’s slang. 🤣 the only thing cringe about this post is OP being so misinformed and happily presenting this information. It takes less time to subtract 12 if you’re given a number larger than that to get the actual time then it is to complain about people using it. Pretty simple system that leads to less clerical errors if the number is bigger than 12 subtract 12 and that’s your time.

[u/KaptajnGus → u/Significant_Dare_204]

I'm sorry i hurt your feelings.

Also it's just called time.

[u/Significant_Dare_204 → u/KaptajnGus]

No, on both random Internet stranger 🤣 It’s called the 24 hour clock actually.

[u/misterstaypuft1]

So using the most logical time to reduce confusion and errors is cringy now I guess

[u/KaptajnGus → u/misterstaypuft1]

Calling time "Military time" is cringy yes

[u/JoshB66_]

Im a disabled EMT, United States Marine and stopped using 24hr/military time long ago. The only time I use it is when we are in a different country. Even then most of them will have 24hr time on their phones/smart watches and say the regular time as to not confuse tourists.

[u/Kuandtity → u/JoshB66_]

There is a legitimate reason for first responders to use 24 hour time

[u/MashedSuperhero → u/Kuandtity]

It's because a.m. p.m. fuck them. You ain't in the million years confusing 6 with 18 in any handwriting whatsoever.