| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Star Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 1 | Commissioned in Marine/Star Marine |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 1 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 2 |
| 1 | Is now a Captain |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Star Marine |
| 2 | Switched to Ground Assault at age 22 |
| 2 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 2 | Promoted to Ground Assault officer rank 3 |
| 2 | Is now a Force Commander |
| 3 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 26 |
| 3 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 4 | Became a Thief at age 30 |
| 4 | Arrested and charged. |
| 4 | Hired a lawyer to beat the charges. |
| 5 | Continued as Thief at age 34 |
| 5 | Crime pays off. Gain victim as Enemy. |
| 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 | Crime pays off. Gain victim as Enemy. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 46 |
| 8 | Is now a Crewman |
| 8 | Moved to a new world. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 9 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 50 |
| 9 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 54 |
| 10 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 58 |
| 11 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a 4th Officer |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 62 |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 12 | Is now a 3rd Officer |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 66 |
| 13 | A good deal ensures you are living the high life for a few years. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 13 | Is now a 2nd Officer |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 70 |
| 14 | Your ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Retired at age 74 |
| 15 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |