| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 1 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 2 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 2 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 3 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 26 |
| 3 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 3 | Gain a contact. |
| 3 | Forced to muster out. |
| 4 | Became a Infantry at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Private |
| 4 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 5 | Continued as Infantry at age 34 |
| 5 | Assigned to a peacekeeping role. |
| 6 | Continued as Infantry at age 38 |
| 6 | Assigned to a peacekeeping role. |
| 6 | Promoted to Infantry rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 7 | Continued as Infantry at age 42 |
| 7 | Assigned to an urbanised planet torn by war. |
| 7 | Promoted to Infantry rank 2 |
| 7 | Is now a Corporal |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Infantry at age 46 |
| 8 | Assigned to a planet with a hostile or wild environment. |
| 8 | Promoted to Infantry rank 3 |
| 8 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Infantry at age 50 |
| 9 | Lost eye or limb. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |