...yet you can justify spending $1,140 on an AR-15 and 100 rounds of 5.56 and .223...
I am in no way trying to tell anyone how to spend their money but you are full of crap if you tell me that you cannot afford a one-time donation of $1 to help ensure your center has 100% participation.
When I was military and it was time for the CFC drive we damn sure had 100% participation. Those lower enlisted who truly could not donate had funds donated in their name by the NCO's.
I will admit that I cut my own UW donation by 80% this year. The company pushed our start time to 9:30, thus taking away an hour of OT each week. I responded by lowering my weekly contribution from $50 to $10. When my center manager asked I told him---he disagreed with my reasoning and said that I was screwing the charity, which I very well may be doing, but my point was made.
The ar-15 is something I wanted, I paid good money for it, yet was very cheap by internet standerds.
I've given links to the past on this so-called non profit charity handles their own CEO with a huge retirement and benefits. I hate when they do that, yet they all do that. Hows one to know where that 1, 10, 50 dollar donation really goes towards. That money given has to be used first on a cooperate level. Its almost like throwing good money in the trash, and never using or seeing it again. The gun is something I can hold, use and might become a huge investment in the future.
You take the pick of the two, which one would you want to get.
A dollar is a dollar, see fit on how you deem to save or spend it.