| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 1 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 2 | Entered Army Academy at age 22 |
| 2 | Study Deception as a hobby. |
| 2 | Graduated at age 22. |
| 3 | Became a Infantry at age 22 |
| 3 | Is now a Private |
| 3 | Good fortune |
| 3 | Commissioned in Army/Infantry |
| 3 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 4 | Continued as Infantry at age 26 |
| 4 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Captain |
| 5 | Continued as Infantry at age 30 |
| 5 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 5 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 3 |
| 5 | Is now a Major |
| 6 | Continued as Infantry at age 34 |
| 6 | Assigned to an urbanised planet torn by war. |
| 6 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 4 |
| 6 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Infantry |
| 7 | Became a Journalist at age 38 |
| 7 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 8 | Became a Courier at age 42 |
| 8 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 9 | Continued as Courier at age 46 |
| 9 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 9 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 10 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 11 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 11 | Moved to a new world. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |