| Term | History |
| 1 | Entered Army Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Suffered a deep tragedy. |
| 1 | Graduated at age 18. |
| 2 | Became a Army Support at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Private |
| 2 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. |
| 3 | Became a Scientist at age 22 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 4 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 5 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 6 | 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. |
| 6 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 7 | Agreed to perform research that goes against your conscience. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Courier at age 42 |
| 8 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 9 | Continued as Courier at age 46 |
| 9 | You survey an alien world. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 10 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 11 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 58 |
| 12 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |