| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Star Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 1 | Commissioned in Marine/Star Marine |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 1 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 2 |
| 1 | Is now a Captain |
| 2 | Continued as Star Marine at age 22 |
| 2 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 2 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 3 |
| 2 | Is now a Force Commander |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Star Marine |
| 3 | Switched to Ground Assault at age 26 |
| 3 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 3 | Promoted to Ground Assault officer rank 4 |
| 3 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 4 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 30 |
| 4 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 5 | Became a Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 5 | 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. |
| 5 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 5 | Gain an Enemy |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 6 | Became a Worker at age 38 |
| 6 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 7 | Continued as Worker at age 42 |
| 7 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 8 | Continued as Worker at age 46 |
| 8 | Spent time maintaining and using heavy vehicles. |