Do you find the term "butter bar" offensive or demeaning?

Oh my gosh, what thin skinned Millenial is offended by this? Yeah, sure, everything is offensive. Maybe when you go to combat, you can sit down with the enemy and your university guidance counselor, maybe your mom too, and tell him how offended you are by his actions.

It is a right of passage, but should not be made in a manner meant to embarrass or humiliate the officer. If you think about it, "butter bar" has a literal and a subtle meaning. It should remind the lieutenant to be careful not to SLIP UP, and that at times, being the first officer rank can be SLIPPERY! Hooah!

If something as simple as words are hurtful,you are in the WRONG business.

Having been a "butter bar" at one time, I consider the term merely for a right of passage. When I became an OCS drill officer, I tore butter bar cowboys up and spit them out like tobacco. Had one butter bar lieutenant pay officer blow a hole through my mess hall wall, playing cowboy during break. Two, upon field training, when mess call was sounded, my four butter bars were found at front of serving line. This, now, combat officer commander ordered them to serve chow and get to know their men. It's a right of passage.

No, I don’t.

When I graduated from Infantry OCS, I was a 19 year old, high school dropout. I did not give a crap what nick names you called me behind my back. SIR, worked just fine.

So childish.... titty babies...

No it is a military tradition and if today's youngsters cant take then I feel they may not hack it in combat!

I NEVER meant the reference to be disrespectful. I was on active duty from 1983 to 1987 and Even my Senior Enlisted referred to 2LT’s as ‘Butter Bars’. That’s just the way it was then and no one seemed disrespected.

If you are in the military, and are triggered by the term "butter bar", you need to find a new line of work. This whole new generation of people being offended by everything that they don't agree with has gotten completely out of control.