| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | You are blamed for an accident that causes the death of several crew members. Your guilt drives you to excel. |
| 2 | Entered Marine Academy at age 22 |
| 2 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 2 | Graduated with honors at age 22. |
| 3 | Became a Marine Support at age 22 |
| 3 | Is now a Marine |
| 3 | Commissioned in Marine/Marine Support |
| 3 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Promoted to Marine Support officer rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Captain |
| 4 | Continued as Marine Support at age 26 |
| 4 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 4 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
| 4 | Promoted to Marine Support officer rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Force Commander |
| 5 | Continued as Marine Support at age 30 |
| 5 | Gained a contact. |
| 5 | Promoted to Marine Support officer rank 4 |
| 5 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Marine Support |
| 6 | Switched to Flight at age 34 |
| 6 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 7 | Switched to Ground Assault at age 38 |
| 7 | Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 7 | Promoted to Ground Assault officer rank 5 |
| 7 | Is now a Colonel |
| 8 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 42 |
| 8 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 8 | Promoted to Ground Assault officer rank 6 |
| 8 | Is now a Brigadier |
| 9 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 46 |
| 9 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 10 | Became a Corporate at age 50 |
| 10 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Continued as Corporate at age 54 |
| 11 | Political upheaval strikes your homeworld, and you are caught up in the revolution. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a Manager |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |