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What does "at 1800 hours" mean?
eg.At 1800 hours,Smith was heading for the mess tent.
Dec 1, 2018 5:40 AM
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it means 6:00 pm
1800 (or 18:00) is equivalent to 6:00pm
If one counts from 12, it is 13:00 (1:00pm), 14:00 (2:00pm) and so on
December 1, 2018
Oh,you said it.Actually i saw this in an article about war.Thank you soooo much.
December 1, 2018
By the way, this is called "military time." It's common for military personnel to use a 24-hour clock instead of a 12-hour clock, since there's less chance of confusion.
December 1, 2018
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