| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 2 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 2 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 2 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 3 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 26 |
| 3 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 3 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Petty Officer, 2nd class |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 4 | Became a Star Marine at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Marine |
| 4 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 4 | Injured |
| 4 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Star Marine |
| 5 | Became a Corporate at age 34 |
| 5 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Corporate at age 38 |
| 6 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 6 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Is now a Manager |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Corporate |
| 7 | Switched to Colonist at age 42 |
| 7 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 8 | Became a Barbarian at age 46 |
| 8 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |