| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 2 | Switched to Cavalry at age 22 |
| 2 | Assigned to a planet with a hostile or wild environment. |
| 2 | Commissioned in Army/Cavalry |
| 2 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 2 | Promoted to Cavalry officer rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Captain |
| 3 | Continued as Cavalry at age 26 |
| 3 | 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. |
| 3 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 4 | Became a Diplomat at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Intern |
| 4 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 15,000 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Became a Colonist at age 34 |
| 5 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 6 | Became a Wanderer at age 38 |
| 6 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 7 | Switched to Scavenger at age 42 |
| 7 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Became a Surveyor at age 46 |
| 8 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 9 | Continued as Surveyor at age 50 |
| 9 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 9 | Gain 5 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |