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:

Merry Christmas Mr Useless President.
Merry Christmas Obama. Hope you get impeached for your present. Dickhead
YES THEY
There is no legal obligation to obey an illegal order.
I’m with you Dave. What is he going to do? Discharge everyone. Maybe there is no Christmas in his world, but he won’t stop us.
Now why would Obama make this rule about “Merry Christmas”? He has already proven his commujnist agenda, and he keeps jabbing at us…………let’s impeach him and get these anti-American illegalities out of here.
Lol. This isn’t true. Reson I say that is because a soldier could stand on a street corner at Fort Bragg with a microphone yelling Merry Christmas and no one would have the nerve to do anything about it.
You know what guys? Some things simply don’t matter because they won’t be enforced or acknowledged anyway. Either way it isn’t true.
Ha.
Merry Christmas you treasonist Muslim two face traitor.
YES THEY CAN SORRY
god word overides all others