| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Commissioned in Army/Infantry |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 1 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 2 |
| 1 | Is now a Captain |
| 2 | Continued as Infantry at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 3 |
| 2 | Is now a Major |
| 3 | Continued as Infantry at age 26 |
| 3 | Surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, you hold out until relief arrives. |
| 3 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 4 |
| 3 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 4 | Continued as Infantry at age 30 |
| 4 | 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. |
| 4 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 5 | Became a Journalist at age 34 |
| 5 | An investigation, tour, project or expedition goes wrong, stranding you far from home. |
| 6 | Became a Barbarian at age 38 |
| 6 | Nearly killed. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Switched to Performer at age 42 |
| 7 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 8 | Switched to Wanderer at age 46 |
| 8 | Severely injured. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Returned to Barbarian at age 50 |
| 9 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 10 | Became a Explorer at age 54 |
| 10 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Is now a Scout |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Explorer at age 58 |
| 11 | Severely injured. Owe 7,500 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Explorer at age 62 |
| 12 | You survey an alien world. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Explorer at age 66 |
| 13 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 13 | Gain 2 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |