Use something like 12/24/48 (US) or 48/12/24 (UK) if you want to "force" compliance, then you'll at least have an easy sanity check for each field. The other b

Use something like 12/24/48 (US) or 48/12/24 (UK) if you want to "force" compliance, then you'll at least have an easy sanity check for each field. The other benefit is you can check Y2038 compliance at the same time, but you should at least specify 4-digit years for whatever you're spec'ing, so you don't create the next Y2K.