| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Became a Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Amnesia. |
| 7 | Continued as Scavenger at age 42 |
| 7 | Find valuable salvage. |
| 8 | Continued as Scavenger at age 46 |
| 8 | Encounter a Psionic institute. |
| 8 | Tested for psionic powers |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Switched to Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Physician at age 54 |
| 10 | 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. |
| 10 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 10 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Gain an Enemy |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Physician at age 58 |
| 11 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Physician at age 62 |
| 12 | Good fortune |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Physician at age 66 |
| 13 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Physician at age 70 |
| 14 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Forced to muster out. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |