| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Field Researcher at age 18 |
| 1 | Gained a contact. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 2 | Became a Courier at age 22 |
| 2 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 2 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 2 | Gain 2 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 3 | Continued as Courier at age 26 |
| 3 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 3 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 4 | Continued as Courier at age 30 |
| 4 | Gained a contact. |
| 5 | Continued as Courier at age 34 |
| 5 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Became a Thief at age 38 |
| 6 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Thief at age 42 |
| 7 | You spend months in the dangerous criminal underworld. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Thief |
| 8 | Became a Cavalry at age 46 |
| 8 | Is now a Private |
| 8 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 8 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 9 | Continued as Cavalry at age 50 |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 9 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 2 |
| 9 | Is now a Corporal |
| 10 | Continued as Cavalry at age 54 |
| 10 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 10 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 3 |
| 10 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 11 | Continued as Cavalry at age 58 |
| 11 | 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. |
| 11 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 12 | Switched to Physician at age 62 |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Physician at age 66 |
| 13 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Physician at age 70 |
| 14 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |