| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 2 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 15,000 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Rookie |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 30 |
| 4 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 6,250 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Became a Scavenger at age 34 |
| 5 | Find valuable salvage. |
| 6 | Continued as Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 7 | Became a Enforcer at age 42 |
| 7 | Crime pays off. Gain victim as Enemy. |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Enforcer |
| 8 | Became a Cavalry at age 46 |
| 8 | Is now a Private |
| 8 | Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
| 8 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 9 | Switched to Barbarian at age 50 |
| 9 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 10 | Became a Line/Crew at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Crewman |
| 10 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 10 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 10 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 11 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 58 |
| 11 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 11 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 11 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 12 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 62 |
| 12 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 12 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 3 |
| 12 | Is now a Petty Officer, 2nd class |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | Good fortune |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |