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G.I. (military)
G.I.
is a noun used to describe the
soldiers
of the
United States Army
and
airmen
of the
United States Army Air Forces
— and for
U.S. Marines
and
Sailors
— and also for general items of their equipment. The term G.I. has been used as an
initialism
of "Government Issue" or "General Issue", but it originally referred to "
galvanized
iron
", as used by the
logistics
services of the
United States Armed Forces
. The letters "G.I." were used to denote equipment made from galvanized iron, such as metal trash cans, in U.S. Army inventories and supply records.
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