What is the military time for 12:30 PM?

The military time for 12:30 PM is represented as 1230. In military time, the day runs on a 24-hour clock, starting from midnight (0000 hours) to 2359 hours.

When converting standard time to military time, times from 1:00 AM to 11:59 AM remain the same, but the hours are simply expressed in four digits. For example, 1:00 PM becomes 1300, 2:00 PM becomes 1400, and so on.

12:00 PM, which is noon, stays as 1200 in military format. Therefore, 30 minutes past noon, or 12:30 PM, translates directly to 1230, because you simply add the minutes after 1200. This is why 1230 is indeed the correct representation of 12:30 PM in military time.