| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Army Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Promoted to Army Support rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Army Support at age 22 |
| 2 | 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. |
| 2 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 3 | Entered Naval Academy at age 26 |
| 3 | Made lifelong friends. Gain 3 Allies. |
| 3 | Graduated at age 26. |
| 4 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 26 |
| 4 | Is now a Crewman |
| 4 | You join a gambling circle on board. |
| 4 | Commissioned in Navy/Engineer/Gunner |
| 4 | Is now a Ensign |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Engineer/Gunner |
| 5 | Became a Explorer at age 30 |
| 5 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 5 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Scout |
| 6 | Continued as Explorer at age 34 |
| 6 | When dealing with an alien race, you have an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. Gain an Ally in the Imperium |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Explorer at age 38 |
| 7 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 12,500 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Became a Physician at age 42 |
| 8 | Accused of a crime |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Became a Fixer at age 46 |
| 9 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 10 | Switched to Inmate at age 50 |
| 10 | Severely injured. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Inmate at age 54 |
| 11 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Switched to Thug at age 58 |
| 12 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Thug at age 62 |
| 13 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |