| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Intelligence at age 18 |
| 1 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 2 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Crewman |
| 2 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 2 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 2 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Engineer/Gunner |
| 3 | Entered Army Academy at age 26 |
| 3 | Widely recognized. |
| 3 | Graduated at age 26. |
| 4 | Became a Cavalry at age 26 |
| 4 | Is now a Private |
| 4 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 4 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Commissioned in Army/Cavalry |
| 4 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 4 | Promoted to Cavalry officer rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Captain |
| 5 | Continued as Cavalry at age 30 |
| 5 | Assigned to a peacekeeping role. |
| 5 | Promoted to Cavalry officer rank 3 |
| 5 | Is now a Major |
| 6 | Continued as Cavalry at age 34 |
| 6 | Assigned to a planet with a hostile or wild environment. |
| 6 | Promoted to Cavalry officer rank 4 |
| 6 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 7 | Continued as Cavalry at age 38 |
| 7 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 7 | Promoted to Cavalry officer rank 5 |
| 7 | Is now a Colonel |
| 8 | Continued as Cavalry at age 42 |
| 8 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow soldier. Gain that officer as a Rival. |
| 9 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 46 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 9 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 9 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 10 | Became a Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 10 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 11 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 11 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 58 |
| 12 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 62 |
| 13 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |