| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Ground Assault at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 1 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
| 1 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 1 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 22 |
| 2 | Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 3 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 26 |
| 3 | Trapped behind enemy lines. |
| 3 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 30 |
| 4 | Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Thief at age 34 |
| 5 | Arrested and charged. |
| 5 | Hired a lawyer to beat the charges. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Thief at age 38 |
| 6 | Involved in a feud with a rival criminal organization. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Thief at age 42 |
| 7 | A police detective or rival criminal forces you to flee and vows to hunt you down. Gain an Enemy. |
| 8 | Became a Surveyor 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 | Continued as Surveyor at age 50 |
| 9 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 10 | Became a Journalist at age 54 |
| 10 | An investigation, tour, project or expedition goes wrong, stranding you far from home. |
| 11 | Became a Barbarian at age 58 |
| 11 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |