| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 1 | Promoted to Infantry rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Infantry at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Commissioned in Army/Infantry |
| 2 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 3 | Continued as Infantry at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to a planet with a hostile or wild environment. |
| 4 | Continued as Infantry at age 30 |
| 4 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 4 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Captain |
| 5 | Continued as Infantry at age 34 |
| 5 | 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. |
| 5 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 6 | Became a Explorer at age 38 |
| 6 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 6 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Scout |
| 7 | Continued as Explorer at age 42 |
| 7 | 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. |
| 7 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 7 | Gain 4 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Continued as Explorer at age 46 |
| 8 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 8 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 8 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Explorer at age 50 |
| 9 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 9 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |