| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Free Trader at age 18 |
| 1 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Free Trader at age 22 |
| 2 | Your business or ship thrives. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Free Trader at age 26 |
| 3 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Experienced Trader |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Free Trader |
| 4 | Became a Marine Support at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Marine |
| 4 | Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 4 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Intelligence at age 34 |
| 5 | An investigation takes on a dangerous turn. |
| 5 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Agent |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Intelligence |
| 6 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 6 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Engineer/Gunner |
| 7 | Became a Scavenger at age 42 |
| 7 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 8 | Became a Journalist at age 46 |
| 8 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Freelancer |
| 9 | Continued as Journalist at age 50 |
| 9 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Became a Corporate at age 54 |
| 10 | You gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
| 11 | Continued as Corporate at age 58 |
| 11 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Voluntarily left Corporate |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Good fortune |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |