Forum.veriagi.com/profile.php?id=3708313 - http://ww17.advproxy.net/__media__/js/netsoltrademark.php?d=forum.veriagi.com%2Fprofile.php%3Fid%3D3708313. The 24-hour clock had already been employed throughout Europe for years before the U.S. military adopted it. However, if you're interested in time value formatting, following are the instructions to manual military to standard time conversion, as well as the reverse. All you need to do when you convert 24-Hour Time is to focus on hours only because minutes are always the same, no matter what time format you use. By continue reading you find a simple Military Time Conversion Charts for hours, half hours, and minutes. I will also explain to you how to read these charts like a pro. Converting from Military time to 12-hour (AM/PM) time is a straight-forward equation with the hour format (HH), and minute format (MM) and a few military notations. In reading military hours without minutes, you can put a "hundred" at the end of the numbers as you say them, or the numerals are said with a "hundred" and a "hours" at the end. The use of military time helps avoid any misunderstandings between am and pm times. The history of military time can be dated back to the Early Egyptians in the 11th Dynasty. The first appearance of a 24-hour clock was found on a coffin lid which is famously known as the Diagonal Star Table. The Egyptians synchronized the time system with certain patterns of constellations that passed through the sky at night. This system was defined by the different amounts of light intensity that was present during the day and season. The constellation patterns would eventually develop into a year with 360 days. In order to avoid continual changing of time as one travels east or west standard time zones are introduced. This system is used to convey accurate time across time all zones, countries, and languages. Military time turns all time calculations into a four-digit number and removes the need for the AM or PM suffix. It is used most famously by the military in the United States, but it has also been adopted by many other agencies and services. Examples include emergency response teams, hospitals, aviation, navigation, and anywhere else where time confusion can have a serious or negative impact.