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Topic: silly question, but i really dunno...
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li'l bastard
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posted 05-11- 08:59 AM
   
...what the heck means G.I. ...
I've heard it so many times that I took it for granted, but I really dunno...
Is it some thing like "Geeeee I...." LOLli'l b IP: Logged |
DanW
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posted 05-11- 09:32 AM
If you are talking about GI as in the American term, it stands for "Government Issue"IP: Logged |
li'l bastard
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posted 05-11- 11:37 AM
I'm talkin about american soldiers, the G.I.s, don't get whatcha talkin about...li'l b IP: Logged |
Stark
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posted 05-11- 11:53 AM
It still means Government Issue - US equipment (including guns, helmets, boots, etc...) in WWII often had G.I. stamped or painted onto them to identify them as Government Issued property. So, since many troops were wearing or carrying things with G.I. stamped on them it looked like perhaps it was a nametag of sorts - and so calling troops G.I.'s caught on with first the Brits and then the American's as well.At least that's the explanation that the US Army uses for the term G.I. being applied to troops... -Stark [This message has been edited by Stark (edited 05-11-2001).] IP: Logged |
nealg
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posted 05-11- 11:54 AM
lb - as DanW says, it was a play on words. G.I. stood for Government Issue. When in the military, all property was considered 'government issue', from the clothes you wore to the food you ate and the beer you drank. This included you, the soldier - once sworn in, you became Government Issue - no longer a individual, but a interchangeable piece of equipment - so, they called themselves GI's.I don't know who coined the phrase, or when it began, but that is what it meant. Ooops...sorry, Stark...must have posted at the same time.  ------------------
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ArgonV
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posted 05-11- 01:09 PM
In WWI I believe they were called Doughboys. (Spelling?)Just a bit of history to throw in. IP: Logged |
Nat
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posted 05-11- 03:21 PM
I actualty think (thought) in meant General Infantryman, or in some cases Genetic Infantryman  IP: Logged |
li'l bastard
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posted 05-12- 02:39 PM
LOL!
Finally I got the meaning of this!!!
Kinda funny thing!!!! li'l b IP: Logged |
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