| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 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 diplomatic mission. |
| 2 | Gain a contact. |
| 2 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 3 | Became a Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Moved to a new world. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | 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. |
| 8 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 8 | Gain an Enemy |
| 8 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 10 | Forced to muster out. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Moved to a new world. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |