Military

No, for a few reasons.

The first is that military life just isn't for me. I figured this out back when I was still a patriotic lib and wanted to join the US military and ultimately didn't because I realized that just wasn't a lifestyle I could acclimatize to. The thought of potentially having to kill people while people try to kill me also didn't help.

Second is I'd probably have to learn Mandarin and I've heard it's very difficult for English speakers to pick up on which, y'know, makes sense. I struggled enough trying to learn Russian a few years ago. Learning a whole new language just requires so much more effort that I'm just not prepared to sink time & energy into. Especially if I have to undergo military service on top of that.

Third is as much as I love China it's unfortunately not very progressive on the queer rights front. There is a generally conservative attitude toward women and queers in China that is very disappointing. It's admittedly getting much better and I'm sure it will eventually outpace the West at some point but right now there are many places in the West that are still far ahead of China on these issues even if a lot of the West is regressing or in some cases never progressed at all. I just don't want to jump from the frying pan into the fire seeing as the biggest reason I'd want to leave the US is to escape the conservative hate cult.