| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 1 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 26 |
| 3 | Scarred. Fully recovered. |
| 4 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 30 |
| 4 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 4 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 5 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 34 |
| 5 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 5 | Gain a contact. |
| 5 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 3 |
| 5 | Is now a Petty Officer, 2nd class |
| 6 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 38 |
| 6 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 6 | Gain a contact. |
| 6 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 4 |
| 6 | Is now a Petty Officer, 1st class |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Engineer/Gunner |
| 7 | Became a Pirate at age 42 |
| 7 | Is now a Lackey |
| 7 | Arrested |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Henchman |
| 8 | Became a Thug at age 46 |
| 8 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 9 | Switched to Fixer at age 50 |
| 9 | Joined a prison gang |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Switched to Inmate at age 54 |
| 10 | Persecuted by a prison gang. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Returned to Fixer at age 58 |
| 11 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Returned to Thug at age 62 |
| 12 | Persecuted by a prison gang. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Returned to Inmate at age 66 |
| 13 | Severely injured. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Inmate at age 70 |
| 14 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |