Are native date/time spinners something that could help to decrease the chances of users getting confused? Some examples of optional and non optional date spinners: http://jdewit.github.io/bootstrap-timepicker/ http://www.jqueryscript.net/demo/Minimal-jQuery-Time-Picker-Plugin-with-jQuery-TimePicki/ http://eonasdan.github.io/bootstrap-datetimepicker/#example4 ~Richie