2006-12-29 22:37:24 · 8 answers · asked by brissy_006 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
A GI is any military service member (used mostly about Army soldiers). A Green Beret is a soldier who has completed the Army's Special Operations course - a long, rigorous, difficult training course offered to senior NCO's and officers above 2nd LT rank.
2006-12-29 22:46:21 · answer #1 · answered by mattmedfet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Green Beret is an old name, I haven't heard it in a long time. They were special forces (army). Now the army has "rangers" and extraction teams. I don't know if the Green Beret are still around.
GI just means "general issue". This is also pretty old, not used for very long after WW II or the Korean War.
"GI" eventually referred to the people who get "general issue", meaning everyone in uniform, so a "GI" was a soldier.
In the Philippines, GI's were pretty popular since we chased the Japanese out and restored the islands to them. "GI Joe" used to be a popular way to refer to a soldier before it became a toy, and so in the Philippines, whenever kids see Americans they'll yell "Hey, Joe!" trying to get your attention.
I visited several islands in 1999, 2000 and 2001 and I think I heard it every time I went. I guess they don't know they're way out of date.
2006-12-29 22:46:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A green beret is a high trained and skilled special forces soldier, and elite of the elite. GI is just a term for a regular grunt.
2006-12-29 23:49:13 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Green Berets are special forces, GI are general issue soldiers.
2006-12-29 22:39:55 · answer #4 · answered by masterhowie069 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wrong on the GI = general issue terminology!
GI was first introduced when the company that supplied meal rations labeled their boxes "GI" for Goverment Issued. during WW1
It is now commonly used as the rest have stated as "regular solders"
2006-12-30 00:09:42 · answer #5 · answered by memo_phx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A green Beret is a gay little hat.
2006-12-30 00:38:37 · answer #6 · answered by Cecil 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Levels of training.
2006-12-29 22:45:09 · answer #7 · answered by ericscribener 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's like comparing a shotgun to a sniper rifle.
2006-12-30 00:57:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋