| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Army Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 2 | Became a Marine Support at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Promoted to Marine Support rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Marine Support |
| 3 | Switched to Ground Assault at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 3 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 30 |
| 4 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 4 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 5 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 34 |
| 5 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 5 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 4 |
| 5 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 6 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 6 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 5 |
| 6 | Is now a Gunnery Sergeant |
| 7 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 42 |
| 7 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 7 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 6 |
| 7 | Is now a Sergeant Major |
| 8 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 46 |
| 8 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 8 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 7 |
| 9 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 50 |
| 9 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 10 | Became a Wanderer at age 54 |
| 10 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Became a Flight at age 58 |
| 11 | Is now a Crewman |
| 11 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Good fortune |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Moved to a new world. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |