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The '''Military Calendar''' is the standard timekeeping calendar used by the [[UNSC]] and virtually all of the human military. Based off of the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian Calendar|Gregorian Calendar]] of the 16th century, the Military Calendar records the same twelve months and keeps the [[Wikipedia:Anno Domini|Anno Domini]] system of counting years going.  
The '''Military Calendar''' is the standard timekeeping calendar used by the [[UNSC]] and virtually all the [[human]] military. Based off of the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian Calendar|Gregorian Calendar]] of the 16th century, the Military Calendar records the same twelve months and keeps the previous systems of counting years.


==Purpose==
==Purpose==
The Gregorian Calendar is based primarily off of the time it takes [[Earth]] to orbit [[Sol system|Sol]] one time. This became a major problem once humans left Earth; every planet makes one full orbit at different speeds. Since a Year is defined as the time it takes the planet to orbit its star, timekeeping became non-uniform.  
The Gregorian Calendar is based solely off of the time it takes [[Earth]] to orbit [[Sol]] one time. This became a major problem once humans left Earth; every planet makes one full orbit at different speeds. Since a Year is defined as the time it takes the planet to orbit its star, timekeeping became nonuniform.  


For example, it takes Earth approximately 365.25 days to orbit the sun, while it takes [[Mars]] 686.96 days to make the same orbit. The Military Calendar is intended to standardize the definition of a year and a month throughout the UNSC controlled space in keeping with the Sol definition.
For example, it takes Earth approximately 365.25 days to orbit the sun, while it takes [[Mars]] 686.96 days to make the same orbit. the Military Standard Calendar is intended to standardize the definition of a year and a month throughout the UNSC controlled space.


==Time==
==Time==
The Military calendar answered the problem of a year, but the definition of a day faced the same problems; each planet rotates at different speeds, and on some planets, a day is longer than a year.
The Military calendar answered the problem of a year, but the definition of a day faced the same problems; each planet revolves at different speeds, and at some planets, a day is longer than a year.  


The Military Calendar uses two timekeeping systems to standardize the definition of a day, they are [[Military Standard Time]] and an anonymous "month-percentage" time system.
The Military Calendar uses two timekeeping systems to standardize the definition of a day, they are [[Military Standard Time]] and an anonymous "month-percentage" time system.


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