2006-12-25 12:34:52 · 14 answers · asked by uriahgordon89 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
government issue = gi
2006-12-25 13:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by SkyShark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Government Issue
2006-12-25 12:49:16 · answer #2 · answered by Phillip 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GI - Government Issue
2006-12-25 12:59:14 · answer #3 · answered by dispatcher 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GI means GOVERNMENT ISSUE.
It was a mark stamped and or engraved on any equipment or product that the United States government issued to it's military dating back to WWI or beyond. It became more popular as time went by and exploded into pop culture by WW!II.
It then became slang for American Soldiers who participated in foreign wars by the locals of whateer land they were in. Everything from their helmets to socks were stamped with a GI which confused locals that GI were their names.
GI = Government Issue and is also slang for a US Soldier.
FYI:Soldiers are property of the government as soon as they enlist. So there's another reason why they are called GIs.
2006-12-25 12:51:49 · answer #4 · answered by `STaTiC- 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As stated above, it means "Government Issue", and the term was used in WWII for all military equipmpment, and eventually became used for all soldiers, and then all military personnel, Army, Marine, Navy, and Coast Guard. In those days, the present Air Force was the Army Air Corps, and as such, is not mentioned seperately, when WWII is referred to.
2006-12-25 23:38:03 · answer #5 · answered by corps4046 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
G.I. was started in WW2 and refers to infantry. There are many types of infantry armored,paratrooper But the most common was General Infantry or just plain old GI's
2006-12-25 16:36:55 · answer #6 · answered by brian L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is not any thanks to locate the magnet with out an image; yet whoever offered it for him the first time often is the superb man or woman to ask for leads. A 'gasoline GI' sounds like someone who worked gasoline depots to save the automobiles operating; it ought to not be as glamorous (or risky) as extremely strive against yet is not any a lot less necessary to the operation.
2016-12-01 04:19:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GI (for government issue, or general issue)
2006-12-25 12:45:35 · answer #8 · answered by livewire_usa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
General Infantry
2006-12-25 12:37:08 · answer #9 · answered by who da wha? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
As a former ARMY serviceman I can assure you it is Government Issue.
2006-12-25 12:44:04 · answer #10 · answered by crczoo222 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋