| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 1 | Commissioned in Army/Infantry |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 1 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 2 |
| 1 | Is now a Captain |
| 2 | Continued as Infantry at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 3 |
| 2 | Is now a Major |
| 3 | Continued as Infantry at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 4 |
| 3 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 4 | Continued as Infantry at age 30 |
| 4 | Surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, you hold out until relief arrives. |
| 4 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 5 |
| 4 | Is now a Colonel |
| 5 | Continued as Infantry at age 34 |
| 5 | Assigned to an urbanised planet torn by war. |
| 5 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 6 |
| 5 | Is now a General |
| 6 | Continued as Infantry at age 38 |
| 6 | Good fortune |
| 6 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 7 |
| 7 | Continued as Infantry at age 42 |
| 7 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 7 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 8 |
| 8 | Continued as Infantry at age 46 |
| 8 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 8 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 9 |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Physician at age 54 |
| 10 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Continued as Physician at age 58 |
| 11 | 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. |
| 11 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 11 | Gain an Enemy |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Physician at age 62 |
| 12 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Physician at age 66 |
| 13 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 13 | Forced to muster out. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |