I always hear the term GI Joe but do not know the full meaning of the abbreviation.
2006-07-10 20:47:49 · 11 answers · asked by InQCtif 1 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
Government Issue, and I am :))
2006-07-10 20:51:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 12⤊ 0⤋
Government (standard green uniform) Issue: what every grunt new recruit gets upon entry to basic training....and pretty much throughout their entire time in the Army or military service.
And just like the clothes and weapons given them: they too are Government Issue (soldiers), property of the United States Armed Forces.
2006-07-10 20:52:04 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It stands for 'Government issue'.
But 'GI Joe' was a term used for 'special forces' soldiers!
2006-07-10 20:53:47 · answer #3 · answered by HackneyDemon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends.............
Gi (Captain Planet character) - a character in the television series Captain Planet and the Planeteers
(GI) - an album by The Germs
G.I. - a nickname for a United States Army soldier
G.I. Joe - a toy soldier series manufactured by Hasbro
G.I. (comics) - a reference to Genetic Infantryman in the Rogue Trooper fictional universe
.gi - Gibraltar's country code top-level domain
2006-07-10 20:52:33 · answer #4 · answered by Sammy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
General Infantry
2006-07-10 21:52:23 · answer #5 · answered by RARat 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Government Issue.
All of the uniforms, weapons etc. etc. that go to soldiers are "government issued" and this became a nickname for american military personnel.
2006-07-10 20:51:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
General Issue. In WW1, and WW2, gear was listed as "general issue," or G.I. At some point, soldiers jokingly referred to each other as G.I.'s and the nickname has stuck ever since.
2006-07-10 20:53:26 · answer #7 · answered by dhills23 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It stands for "Government Issue".
2006-07-10 20:54:01 · answer #8 · answered by Ken W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOVERNMENT ISSUE.
Yeah, it seems strange, but we are "issued" to the government much like a bag of socks are.
2006-07-10 20:49:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gastrointestinal tract haha
2006-07-10 20:50:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋