| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 1 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 2 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 2 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 3 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 26 |
| 3 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 3 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Petty Officer, 2nd class |
| 4 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 30 |
| 4 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 4 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 4 |
| 4 | Is now a Petty Officer, 1st class |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 5 | Became a Infantry at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Private |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 5 | Promoted to Infantry rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 6 | Continued as Infantry at age 38 |
| 6 | 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. |
| 6 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 7 | Became a Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Scientist at age 58 |
| 11 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Scientist at age 62 |
| 12 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Scientist at age 66 |
| 13 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 6 |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |