| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Marine Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 2 | Continued as Marine Support at age 22 |
| 2 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. |
| 3 | Became a Infantry at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Private |
| 3 | 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. |
| 3 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 4 | Became a Corporate Agent at age 30 |
| 4 | Established a network of contacts. Gain 3 contacts. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Agent |
| 5 | Continued as Corporate Agent at age 34 |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Is now a Field Agent |
| 6 | Continued as Corporate Agent at age 38 |
| 6 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 7 | Continued as Corporate Agent at age 42 |
| 7 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 7 | Is now a Special Agent |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Corporate Agent |
| 8 | Became a Courier at age 46 |
| 8 | You discover a world, item or information of worth to the Imperium. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Scout |
| 9 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 9 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 9 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 9 | Gain 2 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 10 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 10 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |