| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 1 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 2 | Became a Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Gained a contact. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Victim of a crime |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Corporate at age 46 |
| 8 | You gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
| 9 | Continued as Corporate at age 50 |
| 9 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 9 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Corporate at age 54 |
| 10 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 10 | Is now a Manager |
| 11 | Voluntarily left Corporate |
| 11 | Became a Army Support at age 58 |
| 11 | Is now a Private |
| 11 | Given a special assignment or duty in your unit. |
| 11 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 11 | Promoted to Army Support rank 1 |
| 11 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 12 | Continued as Army Support at age 62 |
| 12 | Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
| 12 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |