| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Star Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 1 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
| 1 | Commissioned in Marine/Star Marine |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 1 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 2 |
| 1 | Is now a Captain |
| 2 | Continued as Star Marine at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 3 |
| 2 | Is now a Force Commander |
| 3 | Continued as Star Marine at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 3 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 4 |
| 3 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 4 | Continued as Star Marine at age 30 |
| 4 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 5 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Crewman |
| 5 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 6 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 38 |
| 6 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 7 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 42 |
| 7 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Merchant Marine |
| 8 | Became a Line/Crew at age 46 |
| 8 | Is now a Crewman |
| 8 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 8 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 9 | Became a Worker at age 50 |
| 9 | Moved to a new world. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Worker at age 54 |
| 10 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Worker at age 58 |
| 11 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Worker at age 62 |
| 12 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 12 | Is now a Technician |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |