| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Star Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Commissioned in Marine/Star Marine |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 1 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 2 |
| 1 | Is now a Captain |
| 2 | Continued as Star Marine at age 22 |
| 2 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 2 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 3 |
| 2 | Is now a Force Commander |
| 3 | Continued as Star Marine at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 3 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 4 |
| 3 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 4 | Continued as Star Marine at age 30 |
| 4 | Gained a contact. |
| 4 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 5 |
| 4 | Is now a Colonel |
| 5 | Continued as Star Marine at age 34 |
| 5 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 5 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 6 |
| 5 | Is now a Brigadier |
| 6 | Continued as Star Marine at age 38 |
| 6 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow soldier. Gain that officer as a Rival. |
| 7 | Became a Courier at age 42 |
| 7 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 8 | Continued as Courier at age 46 |
| 8 | Severely injured. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Became a Worker at age 50 |
| 9 | Moved to a new world. |
| 10 | Continued as Worker at age 54 |
| 10 | Life ruined by a criminal gang. Gain the gang as an Enemy |
| 11 | Switched to Surveyor at age 58 |
| 11 | You survey an alien world. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Surveyor at age 62 |
| 12 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Scout |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Surveyor at age 66 |
| 13 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Retired at age 70 |
| 14 | Good fortune |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Gained a contact. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |