5 PM in military time is represented as 17:00.
Military time, also known as the 24-hour clock, operates on a system where the day runs from midnight to midnight. The hours from 1 AM to 11 AM remain the same as in standard time, but from 12 PM (noon) onwards, you add 12 to the hour. Thus, to convert 5 PM, you take the hour (5) and add 12, resulting in 17. Therefore, 5 PM is equivalent to 17:00 in military time.