GI

"GIs? Well, that sounds cool. What does it stand for? Government Issues? General Infantry? I don't know what should've been. Oh well, guess it remains a mystery. A Sherlock Holmes-styled mystery."

--Su Ji-Hoon, Cores of Pain

G.I.s (Government Issue or General Infantry) formed the core of Grand Alliance infantry in the Third World War.

The Government Issue unit, or G.I. for short, is the standard infantry for the Allied ground assault troops. They are equipped with an MP5 and a powerful DSR-80 machine gun in order to mow down enemy soldiers. Unfortunately, the DSR-80 produces far too much recoil to be used on the move. The biggest drawback however was that G.I.s were very vulnerable to enemy fire when using it.

This glaring vulnerability was solved by issuing sandbags to G.I.'s and training in using them for personal protection. The effects were immediate as casualties dropped sharply. This technique was improved and utilized for the Guardian G.I. anti-armor infantry divisions to great effect as well. For even more protection, G.I.s are trained in fortifying civilian structures to protect them from enemy fire.