| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Star Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Star Marine |
| 2 | Became a Scavenger at age 22 |
| 2 | Drafted into Army |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Became a Army Support at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Private |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Commissioned in Army/Army Support |
| 3 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 3 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Captain |
| 4 | Continued as Army Support at age 30 |
| 4 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 4 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Major |
| 5 | Continued as Army Support at age 34 |
| 5 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 5 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 5 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 5 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 4 |
| 5 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 6 | Continued as Army Support at age 38 |
| 6 | Assigned to a peacekeeping role. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Switched to Barbarian at age 42 |
| 7 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Became a Courier at age 46 |
| 8 | When dealing with an alien race, you have an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. Gain an Ally in the Imperium |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 9 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 9 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 10 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |