| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Cavalry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 2 | Became a Intelligence at age 22 |
| 2 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 7,500 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Switched to Infantry at age 26 |
| 3 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 3 | Promoted to Infantry rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Infantry at age 30 |
| 4 | 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. |
| 4 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 4 | Promoted to Infantry rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Corporal |
| 5 | Continued as Infantry at age 34 |
| 5 | Scarred. Fully recovered. |
| 6 | Continued as Infantry at age 38 |
| 6 | Gained a contact. |
| 6 | Promoted to Infantry rank 3 |
| 6 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 7 | Continued as Infantry at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 7 | Promoted to Infantry rank 4 |
| 7 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 8 | Continued as Infantry at age 46 |
| 8 | Gained a contact. |
| 8 | Promoted to Infantry rank 5 |
| 8 | Is now a Gunnery Sergeant |
| 9 | Continued as Infantry at age 50 |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 9 | Promoted to Infantry rank 6 |
| 9 | Is now a Sergeant Major |
| 10 | Continued as Infantry at age 54 |
| 10 | Given a special assignment or duty in your unit. |
| 10 | Promoted to Infantry rank 7 |
| 10 | Forced to muster out. |
| 11 | Became a Wanderer at age 58 |
| 11 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 62 |
| 12 | Is now a Crewman |
| 12 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 66 |
| 13 | A series of bad deals and decisions force you into bankruptcy. You salvage what you can. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 70 |
| 14 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Voluntarily left Merchant Marine |
| 15 | Retired at age 74 |
| 15 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |