| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 1 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 1 | Promoted to Infantry rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Infantry at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Promoted to Infantry rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Infantry at age 26 |
| 3 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 | Promoted to Infantry rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 4 | Continued as Infantry at age 30 |
| 4 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Switched to Army Support at age 34 |
| 5 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 5 | Promoted to Army Support rank 4 |
| 5 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 6 | Continued as Army Support at age 38 |
| 6 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 6 | Promoted to Army Support rank 5 |
| 6 | Is now a Gunnery Sergeant |
| 7 | Continued as Army Support at age 42 |
| 7 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 8 | Continued as Army Support at age 46 |
| 8 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow soldier. Gain that officer as a Rival. |
| 9 | Returned to Infantry at age 50 |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 9 | Promoted to Infantry rank 6 |
| 9 | Is now a Sergeant Major |
| 10 | Continued as Infantry at age 54 |
| 10 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 10 | Promoted to Infantry rank 7 |
| 11 | Continued as Infantry at age 58 |
| 11 | 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. |
| 11 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 12 | Became a Journalist at age 62 |
| 12 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |