| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Entered Army Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | A prank goes horribly wrong. |
| 1 | Gain a Rival. |
| 1 | Graduated at age 18. |
| 2 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Private |
| 2 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 2 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. |
| 2 | Promoted to Infantry rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Infantry at age 22 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Promoted to Infantry rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Infantry at age 26 |
| 4 | Surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, you hold out until relief arrives. |
| 4 | Promoted to Infantry rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 5 | Continued as Infantry at age 30 |
| 5 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 5 | Promoted to Infantry rank 4 |
| 5 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Infantry |
| 6 | Became a Flight at age 34 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 7 | Became a Wanderer at age 38 |
| 7 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 8 | Became a Corporate at age 42 |
| 8 | You befriend a superior in the corporation or the colony. |
| 9 | Continued as Corporate at age 46 |
| 9 | Political upheaval strikes your homeworld, and you are caught up in the revolution. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Corporate at age 50 |
| 10 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 10 | Forced to muster out. |