| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Marine Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 1 | Commissioned in Marine/Marine Support |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 2 | Continued as Marine Support at age 22 |
| 2 | Refused to take part in a black ops mission that goes against the conscience and ejected from the service. |
| 3 | Became a Explorer at age 26 |
| 3 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 3 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Scout |
| 4 | Continued as Explorer at age 30 |
| 4 | 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. |
| 4 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Explorer at age 34 |
| 5 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 5 | Gain 1 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 6 | Became a Corporate Agent at age 38 |
| 6 | Life ruined by a criminal gang. Gain the gang as an Enemy |
| 7 | Switched to Star Marine at age 42 |
| 7 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 7 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 2 |
| 7 | Is now a Captain |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Star Marine at age 46 |
| 8 | Trapped behind enemy lines. |
| 8 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 3 |
| 8 | Is now a Force Commander |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Star Marine at age 50 |
| 9 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 9 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
| 9 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 4 |
| 9 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Star Marine at age 54 |
| 10 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Good fortune |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |