In the military why is mid-night spoken one way and written another way? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/in-the-military-why-is-mid-night-spoken-one-way-and-written-another-way <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When we talk about mid-night, we say 2400 but when we enter it in a Watch Standers Log, it is written as zeros. Does anyone know if 2400 really exists or is it 0000 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 06:20:01 -0400 In the military why is mid-night spoken one way and written another way? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/in-the-military-why-is-mid-night-spoken-one-way-and-written-another-way <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When we talk about mid-night, we say 2400 but when we enter it in a Watch Standers Log, it is written as zeros. Does anyone know if 2400 really exists or is it 0000 PO1 Rick Serviss Fri, 17 Jul 2020 06:20:01 -0400 2020-07-17T06:20:01-04:00 Response by SGT Matthew S. made Jul 17 at 2020 10:42 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/in-the-military-why-is-mid-night-spoken-one-way-and-written-another-way?n=6110411&urlhash=6110411 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When speaking, it was always just &#39;Midnight&#39;. When writing, I was always told to write the stroke of midnight as 2400 then at midnight plus one second it went to zeroes. Never made much sense to me, either, other than a way to designate one date ending and the next beginning. SGT Matthew S. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 10:42:58 -0400 2020-07-17T10:42:58-04:00 Response by SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA made Jul 17 at 2020 10:48 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/in-the-military-why-is-mid-night-spoken-one-way-and-written-another-way?n=6110437&urlhash=6110437 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Great question...I never got settled which was which. I just went with 2359 or 0001 and pretended the minute in between didn&#39;t exist. Speaking, I would just say midnight. SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA Fri, 17 Jul 2020 10:48:10 -0400 2020-07-17T10:48:10-04:00 2020-07-17T06:20:01-04:00