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A couple of points to add, all based on previous experience:

The American military does not require 4/4 contract. There are 3/5 contracts for infantry and other low-skilled, high demand positions. There is a 2/6 contract for those who want to serve active duty only for 2 years, and finish the rest in the active reserves. Of course, longer contracts do exist as well depending on the MOS (job).
Of note is that it’ll take a minimum of a month (probably a lot longer) before getting shipped off to boot camp. People who need cash/place to stay/food immediately should consider other options, however limited so.
Last thing to consider is when picking a job, pick one that gives you top security clearance. The clearance takes 8-10 years to expire, and you can easily make low 6 figures easily by getting a job that requires the clearance after your contract term is over.
A valid strategy is to join the National Guard just for the security clearance and find a civilian job immediately after the completion of basic training and AIT. (Advanced Individual Training.)

On the topic of Foreign English Teachers, Japan is a bad market to jump into.
It is the country that is first on the minds of many young English speakers when they think about teaching abroad. The market is completely saturated.
Many of my friends, and I myself only made around ~3000 yen or lower per hour, often without benefits and less than full time hours. Keep in mind that everything’s more expensive in Japan too.
No. Your anime will not magically become better when you get to Japan. There is little hindrance to consuming Japanese media outside of Japan if you know Japanese. Yes, that goes for manga/visual novels/tv drama/porn, whatever else you can think of.

Finally, Oil Rigs. (And North Dakota)
I have digitally applied to ~100 oil companies without a single reply back. My resume is quite competitive compared to the average high school graduate, since I have the military background.
Conjecture: companies hesitate to hire strangers who live hundreds of miles away, especially for labor positions.
Rigzone will not help you (at least hasn’t helped me) when you’re looking for entry-level positions. There will be no response.
I’d hesitate to outright advise people to physically apply in person, but my anecdote is that applying online is a futile endeavor.

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Proofreading is good but I don’t know how you’d go about finding professors who need it done. Do you put up fliers?

If you live near a university, check out the psych and econ department websites for paid experiments. Sometimes they’re advertised in Craigslist’s misleading “volunteer” section as well. Unlike clinical studies you don’t have to risk your health or be diagnosed with a disease. In my experience MRI studies pay best, though I’ve found I can’t stand lying still for more than 90 minutes so I only sign up for short ones; EEGs pay next best; econ studies are variable (usually with a floor of whatever you’d get paid in a behavioral psych study) but sometimes pay very well; and “behavioral” psych studies (no extra equipment, just a computer) pay around $10/hr.

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