Which of the following is the correct interpretation of 0230 in military time?

In military time, the first two digits represent the hour, while the last two digits represent the minutes. The time 0230 indicates 2 hours and 30 minutes past midnight. Therefore, it corresponds to 2:30 AM in standard time format.

The military uses a 24-hour clock system, where hours are counted from 00 to 23. In this context, anything from 0000 to 1159 represents the time from midnight to just before noon, and anything from 1200 to 2359 represents the afternoon and evening hours. So, the progression after midnight continues from 0100 (1:00 AM) to 0230 (2:30 AM) and on to 0300 (3:00 AM), confirming that 0230 indeed translates to 2:30 AM.