| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Flight at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Abuse your position for profit |
| 1 | Forced to muster out. |
| 2 | Became a Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 2 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 2 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 2 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
| 2 | Gain an Enemy |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Rookie |
| 4 | Accepted a deal with criminal or other figure under investigation. |
| 5 | Became a Broker at age 34 |
| 5 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 6 | Continued as Broker at age 38 |
| 6 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Broker at age 42 |
| 7 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Switched to Free Trader at age 46 |
| 8 | Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Free Trader at age 50 |
| 9 | Smuggle illegal items onto a planet. |
| 9 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 10 | Continued as Free Trader at age 54 |
| 10 | A series of bad deals and decisions force you into bankruptcy. You salvage what you can. |
| 11 | Became a Barbarian at age 58 |
| 11 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 12 | Switched to Wanderer at age 62 |
| 12 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |