During WWII there were several different types of infantry: Anti-tank riflemen, Commanders, Grenadiers, Light Machine Gunners, Mission leaders, Paratroopers, Riflemen, Sapper-Engineers, Snipers, and Sub Machine Gunners.
How many types of infantry are there today? and why are they all referred to as GI (General Infantry)?
2007-01-04 06:41:17 · 23 answers · asked by r1b1c* 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
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2007-01-04 06:42:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
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GI stands for General Infantry...?
During WWII there were several different types of infantry: Anti-tank riflemen, Commanders, Grenadiers, Light Machine Gunners, Mission leaders, Paratroopers, Riflemen, Sapper-Engineers, Snipers, and Sub Machine Gunners.
How many types of infantry are there today? and why are they all referred...
2015-08-18 21:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GI=government issue
2007-01-04 06:47:17 · answer #4 · answered by debop44 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
GI actually stands for Government issue. All of these items that you have listed in your question all fall under the category of infantry. Infantry means that they are foot soldiers.
In the Marine Corps, these are a few of the infantry MOS (military occupational specialty, although I don't know the actual number designations)
Basic Rifleman
Grenadier (carries an M-16 with a mounted M203 40mm grenade launcher)
Machine Gun crewman, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon
Machine Gun crewman, M240G medium machine gun
Mortarman (60mm and 81mm mortars)
Machine Gun crewman, Mk19 automatic grenade launcher
LAV-25 (light armored vehicle) crewman/mechanic
AAV (amphibious assault vehicle, 'Amtrak') crewman/mechanic
As far as types of infantry, there aren't that many types today, but it depends on what the combat role is.
Armored/Mechanized infantry- not as prevalent as it used to be, as most infantry operates with some kind of vehicle support, but this means that you travel with armored support, such as the M2 Bradley infatry combat vehicle. They will operate closely with with armored (tank) units.
Motorized infantry- they travel by truck, and will be complimented with a large detachment of transports.
Airborne Infantry- units such as the 82nd Airborne (not to be confused with the 101st Air Mobile) will parachute (usually) into the combat area
Air Mobile infantry- this one came up in vietnam, and their primary means of assault is by helicopter.
Naval Infantry- that's the Marine Corps
2007-01-07 08:34:33 · answer #5 · answered by The_moondog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Government Issue?
2007-01-04 06:45:27 · answer #6 · answered by juansalazarohio 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋
GI = Government Issue
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2007-01-04 06:45:54 · answer #7 · answered by PoliticallyIncorrect 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
GI stands for govornment issue.
2007-01-04 06:53:47 · answer #8 · answered by e.sillery 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yep, I grew up in a military family. GI = General Issue
2007-01-04 06:50:02 · answer #9 · answered by thesagejournal 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I always was told GI stood for Government Issue.
2007-01-04 06:48:46 · answer #10 · answered by Brian 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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 initialism of "Government Issue" but the origin of the term is in fact "Galvanized Iron" after the letters "GI" that were stamped on U.S. Army metal trash cans made from it.[1][2] During World War I, US soldiers sardonically referred to incoming German artillery shells as "GI cans". During the 1930s it was somehow assumed that GI stood for Government Issue and the term was applied to other equipment and the soldiers themselves. The term reached even farther use as its usage spread with the American troops during World War II.
2007-01-04 06:44:35 · answer #11 · answered by Randy M 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋