| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 2 | Entered Army Academy at age 22 |
| 2 | Accused of a crime |
| 2 | Graduated with honors at age 22. |
| 3 | Became a Infantry at age 22 |
| 3 | Is now a Private |
| 3 | Commissioned in Army/Infantry |
| 3 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 3 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 3 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Captain |
| 4 | Continued as Infantry at age 26 |
| 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 |
| 5 | Became a Scientist at age 30 |
| 5 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 5 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 5 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 7 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 7 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 7 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
| 7 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Returned to Line/Crew at age 42 |
| 8 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |