The Obama administration has directed the military to not allow personnel to say “Christmas”, in spite of the holiday’s status as a federally-recognized holiday.
The reason given by armed forces officials is that not everyone celebrates Christmas and that out of respect for them, military members should refer to Christmas celebrations simply as “holiday”-themed festivities.
This prohibition comes in the context of a wider push for political correctness in society in general and the military in particular, as evidenced by the recent reprimanding of Navy Chaplain Wes Modder for simply discussing religion, as chaplains are wont to do, with military personnel.
See how servicemen have reacted to not being allowed to say Christmas at the link below:

Well, MERRY CHRISTMAS, F#%ker!!!!
Screw that low life thug, this is America.
He has the freedom to say it but he doesn’t have the power to control free speech. Ban whatever word or phrase you want. I am grown and God granted me free will. Military fought for this country to have these freedoms. They can die at any moment so they should speak as they feel. Godspeed soldiers!
What gives him the Right ! Low life POS!
Sounds to me a bit like a freedom of speech issue. F*ck off Hussein, I wouldn’t be wishing you a merry f*cking CHRISTMAS anyway.
Not to him.
Screw you! You Muslim piece of c**p!
He is so busy trying to take our rights and control us he lets our enemies do whatever they want.
His ideas are c**p.
i like John Laidlaw.