| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 2 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 22 |
| 2 | Smuggle illegal items onto a planet. |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Merchant Marine |
| 3 | Became a Thief at age 26 |
| 3 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 4 | Continued as Thief at age 30 |
| 4 | Involved in a feud with a rival criminal organization. |
| 4 | Nearly killed. Owe 22,500 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Thief at age 34 |
| 5 | Involved in the planning of an impressive heist. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Continued as Thief at age 38 |
| 6 | A job goes wrong, forcing you to flee off-planet. |
| 7 | Became a Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 8 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Became a Army Support at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Private |
| 10 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 11 | Switched to Free Trader at age 58 |
| 11 | Bankrupted by a rival. Gain the other trader as a Rival. |
| 12 | Became a Line/Crew at age 62 |
| 12 | Is now a Crewman |
| 12 | You join a gambling circle on board. |
| 12 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 12 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |