what does GI stand for as in soldiers?

Answer 1

Galvanized Iron = GI
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[Origin: 1915–20; orig. abbr. of galvanized iron, used in U.S. Army bookkeeping in entering articles (e.g., trash cans) made of it; later extended to all articles issued (as an assumed abbrev. of government issue) and finally to soldiers themselves]

Answer 2

Government Issue..

Answer 3

Government Issue.

Answer 4

Government Issue

Answer 5

General Issue.

Answer 6

Stands for 'Government Issue' during ww2 a lot of military equipment was stamped 'GI' standing for government issue and the name stuck. Its also possibly because the US forces are prohibited from using any equipment other than that issued by the government!!

Answer 7

Government Issue - GI

Answer 8

There are 2 versions of how this word came about. The first is that it means General Issue, and the second version is that it originated for General Ike which was the nickname of General Eisen hower and his troops.So Gis were general Ikes Men.

Answer 9

GI or G.I. is a term describing a member of the US armed forces or an item of their equipment. It may be used as an adjective or as a noun. 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 used to denote equipment such as metal trash cans made from it in U.S. Army inventories and supply records. [1][2] During World War I, US soldiers sardonically referred to incoming German artillery shells as "GI cans". During the World War I it was somehow assumed that GI stood for Government Issue and the term was applied to all military equipment and the soldiers themselves. The term reached even farther use as its usage spread with the American troops during World War II.

Alternative interpretations include General Issue, General Infantry, General Inspector, Ground Infantry, General Invasion, Government Inductee, and Gastrointestinal (a reference to problems claimed to come from the poor quality of the food the army provided its soldiers, probably a joke).

Answer 10

GI or G.I. is a term describing a member of the US armed forces or an item of their equipment. It may be used as an adjective or as a noun. 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 used to denote equipment such as metal trash cans made from it in U.S. Army inventories and supply records. [1][2] During World War I, US soldiers sardonically referred to incoming German artillery shells as "GI cans". During the World War I it was somehow assumed that GI stood for Government Issue and the term was applied to all military equipment and the soldiers themselves. The term reached even farther use as its usage spread with the American troops during World War II.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GI_%28term%29

Answer 11

General issue.