Today I ditched the butter bar

[probus]

Does anybody know what that sentence means? I haven't a clue.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1486144693561876486

 

[5jj]

They graduated from 2nd lieutenant to first lieutenant. The 'butter bar' is the insignia of the junior rank.

 

[Tdol]

Obvious, when someone tells you.

 

[5jj]

I didn't know until I clicked on the link. I then clicked on 'read more' and found:

She got promoted from 2nd lieutenant to 1st lieutenant. Her old rank insignia looks like a stick of butter. The new one is silver.

Obvious when you cheat.

 

[Tdol]

Cheating always does the job for me.