Never use a colon for military time sm
Posted By: Rad MT on 2007-08-22
In Reply to: How to transcribe military time? - Bella
Subject: Never use a colon for military time sm
And it should always be followed by the word "hours."
0100 hours
1300 hours
1645 hours
Sometimes the doctors will dictate it differently, but unless the account is verbatim, leave out the colon and put in the word "hours."
(Former Air Force member here - got that drilled into me during basic training.)
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Military time
Subject: Military time
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Subject: military time
I was taught to transcribe military time without a colon, i.e. 1412. Is this still the way to do it? TIA.
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Subject: military time
I have always typed it without a colon, and for 20 years no one has told me to change it. Miliary time, because spoken in 100 hours, if you place the colon it changes that aspect.
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Subject: Military time
Military time is alway typed out 0710 with the zero in front. Otherwise, 0001 or 1 minute after midnight would look pretty weird without all the zero and look like something totally different. This keeps things consistent and in order. Believe me, after 4 years in the Air Force myself and 9 years total as an Air Force wife, these things you never forget.
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Subject: Military time per BOS (if ya have to follow that)
Page 392 of 2nd edition states:
"If the word hours is not dictated it may be added for clarity, but this is not absolutely necessary."
I got zapped on this a few years back so it stuck.
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Subject: How to transcribe military time?
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I'm guessing you mean military time?
Subject: I'm guessing you mean military time?
If so, it's just whatever numbers he says, i.e. TIME OF DEATH: 1300 hours or 1356 hours - type the hours as above with no colon. The first would be 1:00 p.m., the second example is 1:56 p.m. in civilian time. Do not translate what he gives you.
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Subject: If you are talking military time, then yes.
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In military time, you ALWAYS put "hours" after the number. nm
Subject: In military time, you ALWAYS put "hours" after the number. nm
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