From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Sep 09 2002 - 15:36:45 MDT
-- Hubert Mania <humania@t-online.de> wrote:
>
> Brian wrote:
>
> > The rules are different for members of the military who during
> > their service are not U.S. citizens and U.S. civilians.
>
> Until now I always thought, GI means Government Issue. So, am I right
> when I suppose
> that as a soldier your are owned by *them* but they deny you
> citizenship? What a cheap
> treatment for such a dangerous job. I would be angry about my
> government and my country
> that actually wants me to sacrifice my very life. Knowing that, how
> can you still be
> proud being a soldier?
Actually, according to R.V. Ermey, the marine drill sergeant who also
played one in the movie "Full Metal Jacket, in his new TV show "Mail
Call", says that GI stands for "Garrison Issue", though originally it
meant "Galvanized Iron" and was the label on cavalry buckets that were
hung from wagon axles.
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