| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 1 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 3 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 26 |
| 3 | Scarred. Fully recovered. |
| 4 | Became a Barbarian at age 30 |
| 4 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 5 | Became a Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Became a Journalist at age 42 |
| 7 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
| 8 | Continued as Journalist at age 46 |
| 8 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Freelancer |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Journalist |
| 9 | Returned to Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 9 | Gain an Enemy |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Switched to Flight at age 54 |
| 10 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 10 | Promoted to Flight rank 3 |
| 10 | Is now a Petty Officer, 2nd class |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |