| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Ground Assault at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 1 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 22 |
| 2 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 2 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 26 |
| 3 | Gained a contact. |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Ground Assault |
| 4 | Became a Scavenger at age 30 |
| 4 | Find valuable salvage. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Scavenger at age 34 |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Continued as Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Drafted into Scout |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 7 | Became a Explorer at age 42 |
| 7 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Scout |
| 8 | Continued as Explorer at age 46 |
| 8 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 8 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Explorer at age 50 |
| 9 | Scarred. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Became a Line/Crew at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Crewman |
| 10 | Abuse your position for profit |
| 10 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 10 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 11 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 58 |
| 11 | Accused of a crime |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Became a Inmate at age 62 |
| 12 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Inmate at age 66 |
| 13 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Switched to Fixer at age 70 |
| 14 | Parole hearing. |
| 14 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 14 | Paroled from prison. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |