| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Scout |
| 2 | Continued as Surveyor at age 22 |
| 2 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Became a Marine Support at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Marine |
| 3 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 3 | Promoted to Marine Support rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Marine Support at age 30 |
| 4 | Gained a contact. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Rookie |
| 5 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Corporal |
| 6 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 7 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 42 |
| 7 | Established a network of contacts. Gain 2 contacts. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 7 | Is now a Detective |
| 8 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 46 |
| 8 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 8 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 9 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 50 |
| 9 | Given specialist training in vehicles. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 9 | Is now a Chief |
| 10 | Voluntarily left Law Enforcement |
| 10 | Became a Line/Crew at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Crewman |
| 10 | Gained a contact. |
| 11 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 58 |
| 11 | Abuse your position for profit |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 62 |
| 12 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 12 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 66 |
| 13 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 70 |
| 14 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |