| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Explorer at age 18 |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 4 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 2 | Entered Marine Academy at age 22 |
| 2 | Become leader in social movement. |
| 2 | Gain an Ally and an Enemy. |
| 2 | Graduated at age 22. |
| 3 | Became a Marine Support at age 22 |
| 3 | Is now a Marine |
| 3 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 4 | Became a Physician at age 26 |
| 4 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 5 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 5 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 34 |
| 6 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 38 |
| 7 | Is now a Crewman |
| 7 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Returned to Explorer at age 42 |
| 8 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 8 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Scout |
| 9 | Continued as Explorer at age 46 |
| 9 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 10 | Continued as Explorer at age 50 |
| 10 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 10 | Lost eye or limb. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 10 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 11 | Continued as Explorer at age 54 |
| 11 | Moved to a new world. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Switched to Courier at age 58 |
| 12 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 12 | Gain 6 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 62 |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |