| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Cavalry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 1 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Cavalry at age 22 |
| 2 | Gained a contact. |
| 2 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Cavalry at age 26 |
| 3 | Moved to a new world. |
| 3 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 4 | Continued as Cavalry at age 30 |
| 4 | Joined commanding officer is engaged in some illegal activity, such as weapon smuggling. Gain an Ally. |
| 5 | Became a Free Trader at age 34 |
| 5 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. |
| 6 | Became a Journalist at age 38 |
| 6 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 7 | Became a Ground Assault at age 42 |
| 7 | Is now a Marine |
| 7 | Trapped behind enemy lines. |
| 7 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 8 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 46 |
| 8 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 6,250 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 50 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 9 | You join a gambling circle on board. |
| 9 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 9 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 10 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 54 |
| 10 | Moved to a new world. |
| 11 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 58 |
| 11 | Nearly killed. |
| 12 | Returned to Free Trader at age 62 |
| 12 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 13 | Voluntarily left Free Trader |
| 13 | Became a Scavenger at age 66 |
| 13 | Attacked by enemies that you easily defeat. |
| 13 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Scavenger at age 70 |
| 14 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |