| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 5 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 2 | Became a Marine Support at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | Encounter a Psionic institute. |
| 2 | Tested for psionic powers |
| 2 | Promoted to Marine Support rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Marine Support at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 3 | Injured |
| 4 | Continued as Marine Support at age 30 |
| 4 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Continued as Marine Support at age 34 |
| 5 | You are ordered to take part in a black ops mission that goes against your conscience. Gain the lone survivor as an Enemy. |
| 6 | Became a Flight at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 6 | Commissioned in Navy/Flight |
| 6 | Is now a Ensign |
| 6 | Promoted to Flight officer rank 2 |
| 6 | Is now a Sublieutenant |
| 7 | Continued as Flight at age 42 |
| 7 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 8 | Switched to Line/Crew at age 46 |
| 8 | Moved to a new world. |
| 9 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 50 |
| 9 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 9 | Promoted to Line/Crew officer rank 3 |
| 9 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 10 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 10 | Became a Intelligence at age 54 |
| 10 | Your work ends up coming home with you, and someone gets hurt. Contact or ally takes the worst of 2 injury rolls. |
| 11 | Became a Wanderer at age 58 |
| 11 | Attempted a risky adventure and was wildly successful. |
| 12 | Voluntarily left Wanderer |
| 12 | Became a Scientist at age 62 |
| 12 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Scientist at age 66 |
| 13 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Scientist at age 70 |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |