| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Entered Marine Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Study Streetwise as a hobby. |
| 1 | Graduated at age 18. |
| 2 | Became a Marine Support at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 2 | Commissioned in Marine/Marine Support |
| 2 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 2 | Promoted to Marine Support officer rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Captain |
| 3 | Continued as Marine Support at age 22 |
| 3 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 3 | Promoted to Marine Support officer rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Force Commander |
| 4 | Continued as Marine Support at age 26 |
| 4 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 4 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
| 4 | Promoted to Marine Support officer rank 4 |
| 4 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 5 | Continued as Marine Support at age 30 |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 5 | Promoted to Marine Support officer rank 5 |
| 5 | Is now a Colonel |
| 6 | Continued as Marine Support at age 34 |
| 6 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 38 |
| 7 | Is now a Crewman |
| 7 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 42 |
| 8 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Is now a 4th Officer |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 46 |
| 9 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 50 |
| 10 | Risk your fortune on a possibility lucrative deal and win. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 10 | Is now a 3rd Officer |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 54 |
| 11 | Imperial trade restrictions force you out of business. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 11 | Is now a 2nd Officer |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 58 |
| 12 | A series of bad deals and decisions force you into bankruptcy. You salvage what you can. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |