Posted on Jun 10, 2017
Do you find the term "butter bar" offensive or demeaning?
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As a newly minted O-1 I have no problem with the term, but some of my fellow ENS/LTs have been scolded for using it. I never considered the term a pejorative when I was enlisted and I still don't now that I'm on the officer side. I always thought it was sort of a rite of passage that goes along with being a new Officer. Am I missing something? Do you consider the term disrespectful or demeaning?
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You never said it to their face.
That would be disrespecting the rank.
But, when referring to an order from then or just casual conversation it was part of it.
Right of passage.
For instance, The Butterbar wants us to do this, or asked if we where doing, So on..
That would be disrespecting the rank.
But, when referring to an order from then or just casual conversation it was part of it.
Right of passage.
For instance, The Butterbar wants us to do this, or asked if we where doing, So on..
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It depends on how it is used, when it is used and by whom. In asocial setting with contemporaries it will probably happen.
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It’s not a negative thing . It’s part of a learning experience. I went from e-5 to an O1 so I had a different perspective on things . So long as you learn and gain experience and wisdom
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I couldn’t care less if butter bar was offended. The difference between O1 and an E1 is that the E1 knows he doesn’t know anything.
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