| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Marine Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 2 | Continued as Marine Support at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Promoted to Marine Support rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Marine Support at age 26 |
| 3 | Moved to a new world. |
| 3 | Promoted to Marine Support rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Marine Support at age 30 |
| 4 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 5 | Continued as Marine Support at age 34 |
| 5 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Became a Colonist at age 38 |
| 6 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Colonist at age 42 |
| 7 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Is now a Settler |
| 8 | Continued as Colonist at age 46 |
| 8 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Colonist |
| 9 | Became a Explorer at age 50 |
| 9 | You survey an alien world. |
| 10 | Continued as Explorer at age 54 |
| 10 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Became a Barbarian at age 58 |
| 11 | Drafted into Army |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Became a Cavalry at age 62 |
| 12 | Is now a Private |
| 12 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 12 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |