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Military Time vs 24hr?
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Because the average American is much more likely to bump into American military personnel than people from countries that use 24 hour time. It's really as simple as that.
And this isn't because we're uncultured swine, it's because we're separated by two oceans from most countries.
not mutually exclusive
The entirety of South America uses 24hr time.
Which is a few countries south of the US and connected to NA by a nearly impassible forest and no roads.... Might as well be another ocean.
Australia has entered the chat
Australia isn't real.
Paradise, Heaven, Eden, Australia, whatever it is.
It's a penal colony...
The entire US logistics chain runs on 24 hour time, even the 100% domestic aspects.
The logistics chain would also save tens of billions of dollars in lost revenue every year if we ended daylight savings time and time zones, and collectively is one of the biggest lobbies for those changes
I would love to know why if you have more info to share
Logistics uses 24 hr clocks to be as precise as possible
The reasoning for lost revenue is a long story, but to heavily TLDR it, the entire logistics chain is basically a giant house of cards, and every mistake compounds repeatedly. Everything from a scheduling error at one warehouse to a driver not knowing about weird time zones (like AZ), to international miscommunications, all pile up on both their own individual load/order and every other step in the chain. A mistake at one manufacturer rolls to the next manufacturer, which then snowballs to the receiver, influencing timing on the last mile delivery.
Because of the heavily interconnected nature, any mistake in documentation, ordering, or timing causes significant delays and missed revenue elsewhere.
Thank you! That makes sense, i appreciate your time and thoroughness of your response!