| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Assigned to a planet with a hostile or wild environment. |
| 2 | Continued as Infantry at age 22 |
| 2 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 2 | Promoted to Infantry rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Infantry at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Promoted to Infantry rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Infantry at age 30 |
| 4 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 4 | Promoted to Infantry rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 5 | Continued as Infantry at age 34 |
| 5 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 5 | Promoted to Infantry rank 4 |
| 5 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 6 | Continued as Infantry at age 38 |
| 6 | Injured. Fully recovered. |
| 6 | Promoted to Infantry rank 5 |
| 6 | Is now a Gunnery Sergeant |
| 7 | Continued as Infantry at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 7 | Promoted to Infantry rank 6 |
| 7 | Is now a Sergeant Major |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Free Trader at age 46 |
| 8 | Imperial trade restrictions force you out of business. |
| 9 | Became a Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Physician at age 54 |
| 10 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Physician at age 58 |
| 11 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |