| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Explorer at age 18 |
| 1 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Scout |
| 2 | Continued as Explorer at age 22 |
| 2 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 3 | Continued as Explorer at age 26 |
| 3 | Gained a contact. |
| 4 | Continued as Explorer at age 30 |
| 4 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Intelligence at age 34 |
| 5 | Life ruined by a criminal gang. Gain the gang as an Enemy |
| 6 | Became a Worker at age 38 |
| 6 | You gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
| 7 | Continued as Worker at age 42 |
| 7 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Worker at age 46 |
| 8 | Spent time maintaining and using heavy vehicles. |
| 9 | Continued as Worker at age 50 |
| 9 | Spent time maintaining and using heavy vehicles. |
| 10 | Continued as Worker at age 54 |
| 10 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 11 | Continued as Worker at age 58 |
| 11 | Good fortune |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Switched to Surveyor at age 62 |
| 12 | When dealing with an alien race, you have an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. Gain an Ally in the Imperium |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Voluntarily left Surveyor |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |