| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Entered Marine Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Made lifelong friends. Gain 1 Allies. |
| 1 | Graduated at age 18. |
| 2 | Became a Star Marine at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 2 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Star Marine at age 22 |
| 3 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 3 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Star Marine at age 26 |
| 4 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 4 | Cover for the commander and gain an Ally. |
| 4 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 5 | Continued as Star Marine at age 30 |
| 5 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 5 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 4 |
| 5 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 6 | Continued as Star Marine at age 34 |
| 6 | Moved to a new world. |
| 6 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 5 |
| 6 | Is now a Gunnery Sergeant |
| 7 | Continued as Star Marine at age 38 |
| 7 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 7 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
| 7 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 6 |
| 7 | Is now a Sergeant Major |
| 8 | Continued as Star Marine at age 42 |
| 8 | Injured. Fully recovered. |
| 9 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 46 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 9 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 10 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 50 |
| 10 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 10 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 10 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 54 |
| 11 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 11 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 58 |
| 12 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 12 | Gain a contact. |
| 12 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 3 |
| 12 | Is now a Petty Officer, 2nd class |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 62 |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 4 |
| 13 | Is now a Petty Officer, 1st class |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 66 |
| 14 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 14 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 5 |
| 14 | Is now a Chief Petty Officer |
| 14 | Forced to muster out. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |