2006-08-14 14:52:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
GI, which stands for Government Issue, then name stuck! Just as in Jeep, which was a name given the vehicle that could seemingly travel "anywhere", as in the cartoon, Popeye's little "dog" (or whatever he was; could walk up, down, and through walls)... that name too stuck, and we have the company called Jeep! The actual vehicle was made by at least four different companies (willey's became Jeep), GM, Ford, and a few others also made the vehicle, according to govt specs.
2006-08-14 15:07:24 · answer #1 · answered by Mark MacIver 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GI = General Infantry
2006-08-14 21:56:24 · answer #2 · answered by weebles 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is American. GI (pronounced gee eye) actually is G1 (gee one, using the Roman numeral I). GI is a standard normal fighting soldier. G2 is their intelligence section. American soldiers joke that GI stands for 'Government issue". In the same way when you hear the Yanks talk about "Eye Corps" they are discussing 1st Corps (One Corps) .
2006-08-14 22:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by mid_mo_fencing 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Government issue
2006-08-14 21:59:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
General Infantry
2006-08-14 21:59:19 · answer #5 · answered by NOVA50 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
GI
NOUN:
An enlisted person in or a veteran of any of the U.S. armed forces, especially a person enlisted in the army.
ADJECTIVE:
Relating to or characteristic of an enlisted person.
Conforming to or in accordance with U.S. military regulations or procedures.
Issued by an official U.S. military supply department.
ADVERB:
In strict accordance with military regulations or practices.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Slang GI'd , GI'ing , GI's
To clean (barracks, for example) thoroughly for or as if for an inspection.
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ETYMOLOGY:
From abbreviation of galvanized iron ( applied to trash cans, etc.), later reinterpreted as government issue
2006-08-14 21:59:47 · answer #6 · answered by Gur8 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dog Face, Army
Jar Head, Marines
Squids (formally swabies), Navy
Junior Bird Men, Air Force
GI's... is for gastric intestinal disorder, Hershey Squirts
2006-08-14 21:56:41 · answer #7 · answered by ole_gimlet_eye 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because when they went into service, the government issued them clothes, gear, firearms, etc.
2006-08-14 21:59:22 · answer #8 · answered by LadySarana 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
general issue
2006-08-14 21:57:05 · answer #9 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stands for government issue
2006-08-14 21:56:12 · answer #10 · answered by txangel_85 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋