Nobody should ever have to risk their body just to be able to afford living. It's a crappy situation, because if you do it there are consequences.
Going into sex work is not empowering, you're being paid to have sex with someone you don't want to have it with and it could ruin your life later in the future, and you have to live with the knowledge people will be lusting for your body the whole time
If you go into the military, not only will only a bunch of Oil Companies benefit from you killing civilians, people don't really care if you die. Even if you survive you'll likely get PTSD, Trauma, or Depression. Veterans are one of the major groups of people that commit suicide.