Which of the following is true of converting from standard to military time?

Which of the following is true of converting from standard to military time?

• A. The NA must add 12 to the hour to convert to military time.
• B. The NA must add 12 to the minutes to convert to military time.
• C. The NA must add 10 to the hour to convert to military time.
• D. Converting to military time is only necessary at VA hospitals.

Answer: (A)

Converting standard time to military time hinges on adjusting the hour for afternoon and evening hours by adding 12, while keeping the minutes the same. For times after noon, the hour becomes 13 through 23 (for example, 3:45 PM becomes 15:45, and 11:00 PM becomes 23:00). Noon is handled specially: 12:xx PM stays 12:xx. Midnight is 12:xx AM turning into 00:xx. The other statements aren’t correct because you don’t add to the minutes, you don’t add 10 to the hour, and this conversion isn’t limited to a single type of facility.

Converting standard time to military time hinges on adjusting the hour for afternoon and evening hours by adding 12, while keeping the minutes the same. For times after noon, the hour becomes 13 through 23 (for example, 3:45 PM becomes 15:45, and 11:00 PM becomes 23:00). Noon is handled specially: 12:xx PM stays 12:xx. Midnight is 12:xx AM turning into 00:xx. The other statements aren’t correct because you don’t add to the minutes, you don’t add 10 to the hour, and this conversion isn’t limited to a single type of facility.