| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 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 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 3 | Became a Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 3 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 3 | Gain an Enemy |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 5 | Became a Scavenger at age 34 |
| 5 | Survived a risky adventure but gained nothing. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 7 | Returned to Line/Crew at age 42 |
| 7 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 7 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 3 |
| 7 | Is now a Petty Officer, 2nd class |
| 8 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 46 |
| 8 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. |
| 9 | Switched to Flight at age 50 |
| 9 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 9 | Promoted to Flight rank 4 |
| 9 | Is now a Petty Officer, 1st class |
| 10 | Continued as Flight at age 54 |
| 10 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. |
| 11 | Became a Colonist at age 58 |
| 11 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Colonist at age 62 |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Colonist at age 66 |
| 13 | You gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Colonist at age 70 |
| 14 | You rise to a position of power in your colony or corporation. |
| 14 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 14 | Is now a Settler |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Continued as Colonist at age 74 |
| 15 | Scarred. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |