| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Army Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 1 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 1 | Commissioned in Army/Army Support |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 2 | Continued as Army Support at age 22 |
| 2 | Assigned to a planet with a hostile or wild environment. |
| 2 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Captain |
| 3 | Continued as Army Support at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Major |
| 4 | Continued as Army Support at age 30 |
| 4 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 4 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 4 |
| 4 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 5 | Continued as Army Support at age 34 |
| 5 | Assigned to a peacekeeping role. |
| 5 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 5 |
| 5 | Is now a Colonel |
| 6 | Continued as Army Support at age 38 |
| 6 | Display heroism in battle. |
| 6 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 6 |
| 6 | Is now a General |
| 7 | Continued as Army Support at age 42 |
| 7 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 7 | Scarred. Fully recovered. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 8 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 8 | Gain an Enemy |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 9 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 10 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 10 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 11 | Became a Free Trader at age 58 |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Continued as Free Trader at age 62 |
| 12 | Imperial trade restrictions force you out of business. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |