| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 2 | Became a Infantry at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Private |
| 2 | Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
| 2 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 3 | Became a Surveyor at age 26 |
| 3 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Scout |
| 4 | Continued as Surveyor at age 30 |
| 4 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 4 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 4 | Gain 5 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 4 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Surveyor at age 34 |
| 5 | When dealing with an alien race, you have an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. Gain an Ally in the Imperium |
| 6 | Continued as Surveyor at age 38 |
| 6 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 7 | Continued as Surveyor at age 42 |
| 7 | You survey an alien world. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 8 | Continued as Surveyor at age 46 |
| 8 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Broker at age 50 |
| 9 | Bankrupted by a rival. Gain the other trader as a Rival. |
| 10 | Returned to Physician at age 54 |
| 10 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Physician at age 58 |
| 11 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |