| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 1 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 2 | Moved to a new world. |
| 2 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 3 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 26 |
| 3 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 3 | Commissioned in Navy/Line/Crew |
| 3 | Is now a Ensign |
| 3 | Promoted to Line/Crew officer rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Sublieutenant |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 4 | Became a Army Support at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Private |
| 4 | Display heroism in battle. |
| 4 | Commissioned in Army/Army Support |
| 4 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 4 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Captain |
| 5 | Continued as Army Support at age 34 |
| 5 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Continued as Army Support at age 38 |
| 6 | Assigned to an urbanised planet torn by war. |
| 6 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 3 |
| 6 | Is now a Major |
| 7 | Continued as Army Support at age 42 |
| 7 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 7 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 7 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 4 |
| 7 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 8 | Continued as Army Support at age 46 |
| 8 | Assigned to a planet with a hostile or wild environment. |
| 8 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 5 |
| 8 | Is now a Colonel |
| 9 | Continued as Army Support at age 50 |
| 9 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 9 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 6 |
| 9 | Is now a General |
| 10 | Continued as Army Support at age 54 |
| 10 | Given a special assignment or duty in your unit. |
| 10 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 7 |
| 11 | Voluntarily left Army Support |
| 11 | Became a Worker at age 58 |
| 11 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Continued as Worker at age 62 |
| 12 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 12 | Is now a Technician |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Worker at age 66 |
| 13 | You gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Worker at age 70 |
| 14 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 14 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 14 | Is now a Craftsman |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Continued as Worker at age 74 |
| 15 | You befriend a superior in the corporation or the colony. |
| 15 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |