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 and God bless our finest EVERYWHERE !! PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE !!
YOu arre a BIG SCROOGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry you people are idiots who actually believe this propaganda. You are the problem with the United States. Gullible and ignorant!!!!
Why don’t you say military can say it and Christianity will reign.wawawawawa people can’t say and military can’t you have no right telling people what they can’t say.you are a rotten president a rotten treason person and a scared little baby boo hop boo hop.
Get him out.
Christmas, Christmas Christmas Christmas CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!
Why don’t you pack your $hit and go over to the Islams. Get the hell out of the USA, you POS. We the citizens of the USA are sick and tired of you and your ways.
Screw Obama and that horse of a wife he rode in on.
That means the muslims cannot say alahu akbar & eid Mubarak.
Christmas.