| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 1 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 1 | Promoted to Infantry rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Infantry at age 22 |
| 2 | Lost eye or limb. |
| 3 | Became a Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 4 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | 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. |
| 4 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 4 | Gain an Enemy |
| 5 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 5 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Became a Surveyor at age 38 |
| 6 | Victim of a crime |
| 7 | Continued as Surveyor at age 42 |
| 7 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 7 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Surveyor at age 46 |
| 8 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 8 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Surveyor at age 50 |
| 9 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Is now a Scout |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |