| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Ground Assault at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 22 |
| 2 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 2 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 3 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 4 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 30 |
| 4 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 4 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
| 4 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 4 |
| 4 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 5 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 34 |
| 5 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 6 | Became a Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 8 | Became a Cavalry at age 46 |
| 8 | Is now a Private |
| 8 | Moved to a new world. |
| 8 | Commissioned in Army/Cavalry |
| 8 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 8 | Promoted to Cavalry officer rank 2 |
| 8 | Is now a Captain |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Cavalry |
| 9 | Became a Wanderer at age 50 |
| 10 | Continued as Wanderer at age 54 |
| 10 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |