| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Flight at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Promoted to Flight rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Flight at age 22 |
| 2 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 3 | Became a Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | 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. |
| 3 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 3 | Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 5 | Continued as Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Physician at age 46 |
| 8 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Continued as Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Switched to Line/Crew at age 54 |
| 10 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 58 |
| 11 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 62 |
| 12 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |