| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Merchant Marine |
| 2 | Became a Artist at age 22 |
| 2 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 3 | Became a Flight at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Crewman |
| 3 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 3 | Promoted to Flight rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Flight |
| 4 | Switched to Line/Crew at age 30 |
| 4 | Refuse to abuse your position for profit |
| 4 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 5 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 34 |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 5 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 3 |
| 5 | Is now a Petty Officer, 2nd class |
| 6 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 38 |
| 6 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 7 | Became a Scavenger at age 42 |
| 7 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 8 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 46 |
| 8 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 9 | Returned to Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Switched to Wanderer at age 54 |
| 10 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |