| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Army Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Given a special assignment or duty in your unit. |
| 1 | Promoted to Army Support rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Army Support at age 22 |
| 2 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 2 | Injured. Fully recovered. |
| 3 | Continued as Army Support at age 26 |
| 3 | Surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, you hold out until relief arrives. |
| 3 | Promoted to Army Support rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Army Support at age 30 |
| 4 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Wanderer at age 34 |
| 5 | Drafted into Scout |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Became a Explorer at age 38 |
| 6 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster but you fail to help. Gain an Enemy. |
| 6 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 6 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Scout |
| 7 | Continued as Explorer at age 42 |
| 7 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 7 | You inadvertently cause a conflict between the Imperium and a minor world or race. Gain a Rival. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Line/Crew at age 46 |
| 8 | Is now a Crewman |
| 8 | Accused of a crime |
| 8 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 9 | Became a Inmate at age 50 |
| 9 | Vocational Training. |
| 10 | Switched to Thug at age 54 |
| 10 | Attmped but failed to save a guard or prison officer. |
| 10 | Severely injured. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Thug at age 58 |
| 11 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Paroled from prison. |
| 12 | Switched to Courier at age 62 |
| 12 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Scout |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Courier at age 66 |
| 13 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Courier at age 70 |
| 14 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Continued as Courier at age 74 |
| 15 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |