| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 1 | Promoted to Infantry rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Infantry at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Continued as Infantry at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Promoted to Infantry rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Infantry at age 30 |
| 4 | Surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, you hold out until relief arrives. |
| 4 | Promoted to Infantry rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 5 | Continued as Infantry at age 34 |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 5 | Promoted to Infantry rank 4 |
| 5 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 6 | Continued as Infantry at age 38 |
| 6 | 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. |
| 6 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 7 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 42 |
| 7 | Is now a Crewman |
| 7 | Smuggle illegal items onto a planet. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 8 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 46 |
| 8 | A series of bad deals and decisions force you into bankruptcy. You salvage what you can. |
| 9 | Switched to Cavalry at age 50 |
| 9 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 9 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 5 |
| 9 | Is now a Gunnery Sergeant |
| 10 | Continued as Cavalry at age 54 |
| 10 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 10 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 6 |
| 10 | Is now a Sergeant Major |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Cavalry at age 58 |
| 11 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Moved to a new world. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |