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They think it’s military time. I don’t know why because it doesn’t even read the same. Military would be something like thousand five hundred and thirty hours, we (people with 24h clocks) read it like fifteen thirty or three thirty in the afternoon, or even three thirty and omit the morning/afternoon part because it’s assumed from context.
In the US, 24 hour time was first used by the military, and that really only started with the Navy in 1920. The Army didn’t adopt it until WWII. So for a lot of US Americans that was their first exposure to using it, and it corresponded to a time when a lot of people were veterans, so the term “military time” just evolved from that perfect storm of consequences.
Alternatively, adoption of 24 hour time in many European countries started on the civilian side.
Not really true either, it's often called military time as a colloquialism because people will know what you mean and it strangely feels more normal/easier to say than "Twenty Four Hour Clock."
EDIT: Also for the nomenclature, I personally still refer to time in the 12 hr format when talking, but if for some reason I have to say the 24 hr format it depends on the number. I would also say fifteen thirty for 15:30, but I would say fifteen hundred for 15:00.
And the military doesn’t say one thousand five hundred thirty like this clueless OP says. They say fifteen thirty. And the reason they don’t speak in 12 hour time like civilians in many countries, is because saying, “we need you on the left flank by 1530” is more efficient and less ambiguous than “we need you on the left flank at 3:30, over.”
“Wait, do you mean am or pm?”
“-m”
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Etc etc.
EDIT also I forgot to mention, 1530 is quicker and more efficient to type on a typewriter or teletype than 15:30. As long as everyone is on the same page, but orders would also have a date to correspond with the time, so it is pretty obvious.
which is such a stupid way to tell time.
why tf do they concatenate hours and minutes!!! they aren't even the same units!!!