| Term | History |
| 1 | Entered Marine Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Become leader in social movement. |
| 1 | Gain an Ally and an Enemy. |
| 1 | Graduated at age 18. |
| 2 | Became a Marine Support at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 2 | Promoted to Marine Support rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Marine Support at age 22 |
| 3 | Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 4 | Continued as Marine Support at age 26 |
| 4 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 5 | Continued as Marine Support at age 30 |
| 5 | Display heroism in battle. |
| 5 | Commissioned in Marine/Marine Support |
| 5 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 5 | Promoted to Marine Support officer rank 2 |
| 5 | Is now a Captain |
| 6 | Continued as Marine Support at age 34 |
| 6 | Trapped behind enemy lines. |
| 6 | Promoted to Marine Support officer rank 3 |
| 6 | Is now a Force Commander |
| 7 | Continued as Marine Support at age 38 |
| 7 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 7 | Cover for the commander and gain an Ally. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Flight at age 42 |
| 8 | Is now a Crewman |
| 8 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 9 | Became a Courier at age 46 |
| 9 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 10 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 10 | Gain 2 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 11 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 11 | Your ship is ambushed by enemy vessels. Attempted to run but caught and ship is destroyed. |
| 12 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 58 |
| 12 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 62 |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 13 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 66 |
| 14 | Risk your fortune on a possibility lucrative deal and win. |
| 14 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 14 | Is now a 4th Officer |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 70 |
| 15 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |