| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Marine Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 2 | Continued as Marine Support at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Continued as Marine Support at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 3 | Promoted to Marine Support rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Marine Support at age 30 |
| 4 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 4 | Promoted to Marine Support rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Corporal |
| 5 | Continued as Marine Support at age 34 |
| 5 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Became a Free Trader at age 38 |
| 6 | Your ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 7 | Switched to Star Marine at age 42 |
| 7 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 7 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 3 |
| 7 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 8 | Continued as Star Marine at age 46 |
| 8 | Trapped behind enemy lines. |
| 9 | Continued as Star Marine at age 50 |
| 9 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 9 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 4 |
| 9 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 10 | Continued as Star Marine at age 54 |
| 10 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 10 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 5 |
| 10 | Is now a Gunnery Sergeant |
| 11 | Continued as Star Marine at age 58 |
| 11 | A mission goes wrong; you and several others are captured and mistreated by the enemy. Gain your jailer as an Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |