| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Army Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Forced out after co-operating with military investigation in commanding officer's illegal activity. |
| 1 | Promoted to Army Support rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Continued as Army Support at age 22 |
| 2 | Surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, you hold out until relief arrives. |
| 3 | Continued as Army Support at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Promoted to Army Support rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Army Support at age 30 |
| 4 | Assigned to an urbanised planet torn by war. |
| 4 | Promoted to Army Support rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 5 | Continued as Army Support at age 34 |
| 5 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 5 | Promoted to Army Support rank 4 |
| 5 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 6 | Continued as Army Support at age 38 |
| 6 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Wanderer at age 42 |
| 7 | Drafted into Scout |
| 8 | Became a Surveyor at age 46 |
| 8 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster but you fail to help. Gain an Enemy. |
| 8 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 15,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Scout |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Surveyor |
| 9 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 50 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 9 | A series of bad deals and decisions force you into bankruptcy. You salvage what you can. |
| 10 | Switched to Free Trader at age 54 |
| 10 | Your ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 11 | Became a Line/Crew at age 58 |
| 11 | Abuse your position for profit |
| 11 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 11 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 62 |
| 12 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |