Dear born2give,
Karol's post reminded me that I was going to suggest that, whatever the administrative, operational, and other complications, a military donor would make wonderful copy for the Public Affairs officer to showcase the community spirit of military personnel. Hopefully, that will ease your way as you face whatever hurdles the military might arrange for you. And, since you're hoping to do such a wonderful good deed, I see no reason not to call such a point to your commanders' attention, if necesssary.
Good luck!
Snoopy
PS--You came to the right place: LDO is a fantastic source of information for learning about donating.