| 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 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 2 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 2 | Promoted to Infantry rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Infantry at age 26 |
| 3 | Forced out after co-operating with military investigation in commanding officer's illegal activity. |
| 3 | Promoted to Infantry rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 4 | Continued as Infantry at age 30 |
| 4 | Assigned to a peacekeeping role. |
| 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 Courier at age 38 |
| 6 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster. Gain a Contact. |
| 7 | Continued as Courier at age 42 |
| 7 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 7 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 8 | Continued as Courier 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 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Performer at age 50 |
| 9 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Performer at age 54 |
| 10 | One of your pieces of art is stolen, and the investigation brings you into the criminal underworld. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |