| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Free Trader at age 18 |
| 1 | Smuggle illegal items onto a planet. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Free Trader at age 22 |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Free Trader at age 26 |
| 3 | Injured. Fully recovered. |
| 4 | Became a Ground Assault at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Marine |
| 4 | Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 4 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 5 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 34 |
| 5 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 6 | Became a Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | Victim of a crime |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 10 | Continued as Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 11 | Continued as Scientist at age 58 |
| 11 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 11 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Scientist at age 62 |
| 12 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 6 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Scientist at age 66 |
| 13 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 13 | Forced to muster out. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Retired at age 70 |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |