| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Army Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Promoted to Army Support rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Army Support at age 22 |
| 2 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 2 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Promoted to Army Support rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Corporal |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Army Support |
| 3 | Switched to Cavalry at age 26 |
| 3 | Surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, you hold out until relief arrives. |
| 3 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 4 | Continued as Cavalry at age 30 |
| 4 | Gained a contact. |
| 4 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 4 |
| 4 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 5 | Continued as Cavalry at age 34 |
| 5 | 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. |
| 5 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 6 | Became a Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Encounter a Psionic institute. |
| 6 | Tested for psionic powers |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Scavenger |
| 7 | Became a Explorer at age 42 |
| 7 | When dealing with an alien race, you have an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. Gain an Ally in the Imperium |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Explorer |
| 8 | Became a Worker at age 46 |
| 8 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 9 | Continued as Worker at age 50 |
| 9 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 10 | Continued as Worker at age 54 |
| 10 | Refused to co-operate with investigation by the planetary authorities. Gain an Ally |
| 11 | Became a Flight at age 58 |
| 11 | Is now a Crewman |
| 11 | Display heroism in battle, saving the whole ship. |
| 11 | Commissioned in Navy/Flight |
| 11 | Is now a Ensign |
| 11 | Promoted to Flight officer rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a Sublieutenant |