2006-09-26 16:11:08 · 12 answers · asked by super_6ix_4our 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
GI or G.I. is a term describing a US soldier or an item of their equipment. The term is often thought to be an abbreviation of "Government Issue" but the origin of the term is in fact "Galvanized Iron" after the letters "GI" that was stamped on US Army metal trash cans made from it.[1][2] It was later assumed that GI stood for Government Issue and the term was applied to other equipment and the soldiers themselves. Alternative interpretations include General Infantry, Ground Infantry, General Invasion and Government Inductee.
2006-09-26 16:24:06 · answer #1 · answered by bestanswer 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Government Issue
2006-09-26 16:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by powerofconviction 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
G I = Government Issue
2006-09-26 16:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by GRUMPY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Government Issue...
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T.
2006-09-26 16:12:54 · answer #4 · answered by Theophania 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
George Irani
2006-09-27 00:44:50 · answer #5 · answered by AmIFree 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Government Issue - I understand it was stamped all over everything, so jokingly even the troops were considered "government issue".
2006-09-26 16:13:03 · answer #6 · answered by Pegasus90 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
George Instigator!
2006-09-26 19:34:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's government issue. When you enlist, you pretty much become the property of the US government.
2006-09-26 16:14:48 · answer #8 · answered by Tish 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
government issue
2006-09-26 17:32:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
General Issue. Can't remember how it got the meaning of a military person though.
2006-09-26 16:12:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋