| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 1 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 22 |
| 2 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 2 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Engineer/Gunner |
| 3 | Became a Journalist at age 26 |
| 3 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 4 | Became a Wanderer at age 30 |
| 4 | Severely injured. Owe 15,000 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Became a Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 7 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Continued as Physician at age 46 |
| 8 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 9 | Continued as Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 9 | Gain an Enemy |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 10 | Continued as Physician at age 54 |
| 10 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Physician at age 58 |
| 11 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |