| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Army Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 1 | Commissioned in Army/Army Support |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 1 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 2 |
| 1 | Is now a Captain |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Army Support |
| 2 | Became a Flight at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Crewman |
| 2 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 3 | Became a Surveyor at age 26 |
| 3 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster but you fail to help. Gain an Enemy. |
| 3 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Scout |
| 4 | Continued as Surveyor at age 30 |
| 4 | You survey an alien world. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Surveyor at age 34 |
| 5 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 6 | Became a Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Survived a risky adventure but gained nothing. |
| 7 | Continued as Scavenger at age 42 |
| 7 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Switched to Wanderer at age 46 |
| 8 | Gained a contact. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Wanderer at age 50 |
| 9 | Find Ancient Technology. |
| 10 | Continued as Wanderer at age 54 |
| 10 | Attempted a risky adventure and was injured. |
| 10 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Continued as Wanderer at age 58 |
| 11 | Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 11 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |