How is 4:30 PM formatted in military time?

The time 4:30 PM in military time is represented as 1630. In military time, the hours are counted from 00 to 23, with 00 indicating midnight and 23 indicating the hour before the next midnight. The conversion for PM times involves adding 12 to the hour, starting from 1 PM.

For 4:30 PM, you take the hour 4 and add 12 to it, which gives you 16. The minutes remain the same, so you get 1630 for 4:30 PM.

Understanding the format is essential for clear communication in military operations where precision in timekeeping is critical. The other options do not represent 4:30 PM correctly; they correspond to different times in the afternoon or early evening.