G.I.
American military personnel
G.I. refers to a soldier in the U.S.
Army, originally from "government issue" or "general issue"—the stamp on military equipment and supplies.
The term became widespread during World War II: My grandfather was a G.I. in the Pacific.
The G.I.
Bill provided educational benefits to returning veterans.
As an adjective, G.I. describes anything military-standard or regulation: G.I. haircut, G.I. boots.
Ground combat troops
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- enlistedSigned up formally
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- combatArmed hostile engagement
deployment · barracks · platoon · battalion · regiment · brigade · division · corps
Object for amusement
- HasbroAmerican toy conglomerate
- postwarAfter hostilities end
- KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
- VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
American · homecoming · liberation · Normandy · all-American
Identical throughout
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
- issuedReleased or distributed officially
kit · equipment · gear · rations · canteen · duffel · footlocker · quartermaster
infantry
Ground combat troops
combat · deployment · barracks · platoon · battalion · regiment · brigade · division · corps · squadron
toy
Object for amusement
Vietnam · American · homecoming · liberation · Normandy · all-American
uniform
Identical throughout
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
issued · kit · equipment · gear · rations · canteen · duffel · footlocker · quartermaster · requisition
gastrointestinal
Relating to digestive tract
- digestiveRelating to food breakdown
- intestinalOf the gut
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
bowel · tract · endoscopy · colonoscopy · gastric · colon · gut · abdomen · ulcer · reflux
G.I.officer
Authority figure in uniform
commissioned officer · general · brass · commanding officer · colonel
G.I.civilian
Non-military person
noncombatant · conscientious objector · draft dodger · pacifist · private citizen