| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 1 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 2 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 3 | Switched to Flight at age 26 |
| 3 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 4 | Became a Barbarian at age 30 |
| 4 | Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 4 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 5 | Continued as Barbarian at age 34 |
| 5 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Became a Intelligence at age 38 |
| 6 | Befriended by a senior agent. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Agent |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Intelligence |
| 7 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 42 |
| 7 | Good fortune |
| 7 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 2 |
| 7 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 8 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 46 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 8 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 3 |
| 8 | Is now a Petty Officer, 2nd class |
| 9 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 50 |
| 9 | Refuse to abuse your position for profit |