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Government Issue -The nickname "GI'S" refers to the government issue stamp on the soilders uniforms!
Second opinionOr General Infantry Correct Answeris Government Issue. If it was General Infantry, then artillerymen, airmen, clerks and cooks wouldn't be GIs. When you go to boot camp, all your personal items are taken away and everything you have is Government Issue. Actual answer:Galvanized iron, dating back to WWI. People generally assume it stands for "government issue".
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∙ 15y agoGI is a nickname for an US Army soldier.
It stands for 'galvanized iron', stamped in block letters on a large number of field military items in World War I and World War II. Soldiers believed it stands for 'government issue' or even 'general inductee' and began using the acronym for themselves, this usage catching on to the wider public (even as its used vanished in the military).
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∙ 14y agoIt is an informal term for Infantrymen, or by extension all soldier in the United States Army.
Some believe it means Government Issue, or General Infantry but actually it has no official meaning.
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∙ 14y agoGI or G.I. is a term describing a member of the US armed forces or an item of their equipment
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∙ 15y agoGovernment Issue
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What did gi stand for an the military outfit?
GI stood for Government Issue. This is all the equipment, uniforms, and other items necessary for a soldier to do his job.
What GI stand for?
GI is a nickname started when, in WWI, army issued equipment would be stamped with GI standing for Galvonized Iron. It eventually stretched to being used for American Soldiers. That is what it stands for in the instance of the GI Bill of Rghts.
What did GI used to stand for?
GI stands for General Issue.
What did GI originally stand for on the uniforms of American miltary?
what did GI originally stand for on the uniform of American miltary
What Were US Soldiers Nickname?
Some were called Yanks or GI Joes.
What does GI stand for on American Military Uniforms?
Government Issue
What did GI orginially stand for on the uniforms of American military?
government issue
On the American military uniform what did GI origanlly stand for?
Government Issue
What did gi stand for an the military outfit?
GI stood for Government Issue. This is all the equipment, uniforms, and other items necessary for a soldier to do his job.
What GI stand for?
GI is a nickname started when, in WWI, army issued equipment would be stamped with GI standing for Galvonized Iron. It eventually stretched to being used for American Soldiers. That is what it stands for in the instance of the GI Bill of Rghts.
What does GI mean in GI marine?
In terms of military, GI stands for Government Issue.
What did GI originally stand for on the uniform of America military?
G.I. stands for Government Issue. Source: Army Infantryman
What does gi stand for in low gi diet?
Glycemic Index
What did GI used to stand for?
GI stands for General Issue.
What did GI Stand for on the original uniforms of the American Military?
G.I. was actually used to describe items in US military supply records and actually stands for Galvanized Iron. It was later attributed to US army soldiers themselves. It was never used on the uniforms. I am quite sure it was meant to indicate all of clothing weaponry and general equipment the GOVERNMENT ISSUED [GI] to its soldiers.Over the course of time it came to refer to the soldier also
What does GI stand?
Government Issue
What is GIS stand for?
gi joe
