| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Merchant Marine |
| 2 | Became a Ground Assault at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 3 | Entered Marine Academy at age 26 |
| 3 | Study Animals (Training) as a hobby. |
| 3 | Graduated at age 26. |
| 4 | Switched to Marine Support at age 26 |
| 4 | Nearly killed. |
| 5 | Became a Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 5 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 6 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 7 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 7 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 8 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 9 | Became a Line/Crew at age 46 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 9 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 9 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 9 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 10 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 50 |
| 10 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 11 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 54 |
| 11 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 12 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 58 |
| 12 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 62 |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 16 | Gained a contact. |
| 17 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |