1. Military Acronyms and Terms Guess what? AFTB begins at 0900 in the conference room at the ACS Building on Charlie Oscar Romeo Papa Sierra Blvd.

2. Viewgraph 22005/6Military Acronyms and Terms Course Objectives Identify common military acronyms and terms. Spell words using the military phonetic alphabet. Convert between military time and conventional time.

3. Viewgraph 32005/6Military Acronyms and Terms What did you say… Alphabet Soup?

4. Viewgraph 42005/6Military Acronyms and Terms Name N ovember A lpha M ike E cho What Are You Spelling?

5. Viewgraph 52005/6Military Acronyms and Terms 1600 4:00 pm 02002:00 am 2400 12:00 am - midnight 1200 12:00 pm - noon 1000 10:00 am What Time is it?

6. Viewgraph 62005/6Military Acronyms and Terms Converting Time 1:00 0100/1300 2:00 0200/1400 3:00 0300/1500 4:00 0400/1600 5:00 0500/1700 6:00 0600/1800 7:00 0700/1900 8:00 0800/2000 9:00 0900/2100 10:00 1000/2200 11:00 1100/2300 12:00 1200/2400

7. Viewgraph 72005/6Military Acronyms and Terms Tips for Converting Time The first twelve hours of the day Always has four numbers Delete the colon before 10:00 am, add a zero –7:00 am to 0700 10:00 am to 12:00 pm it is read without the colon. –11:00 am to 1100 The first twelve hours of the day Insert the colon Before 1000, delete the zero –0700 to 7:00 am 1000 to 1200 insert the colon and read with am or pm –1100 to 11:00 am Conventional to MilitaryMilitary to Conventional The remaining twelve hours – between noon and midnight Delete the colon Just add twelve hours to the conventional time –11:00 pm to 2300 Subtract twelve hours Insert the colon –2300 to 11:00 pm

8. Viewgraph 82005/6Military Acronyms and Terms Course Objectives Identify common military acronyms and terms. Spell words using the military phonetic alphabet. Convert between military time and conventional time.

9. Military Acronyms and Terms Guess what? AFTB begins at 0900 in the conference room at the ACS Building on Charlie Oscar Romeo Papa Sierra Blvd.