| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Marine Support at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 1 | Promoted to Marine Support rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Marine Support |
| 2 | Became a Cavalry at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Private |
| 2 | Joined commanding officer is engaged in some illegal activity, such as weapon smuggling. Gain an Ally. |
| 2 | Forced to muster out. |
| 3 | Became a Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 5 | Became a Line/Crew at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Crewman |
| 5 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 5 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 6 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 38 |
| 6 | Abuse your position for profit |
| 6 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 6 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 7 | Became a Wanderer at age 42 |
| 7 | Survived a risky adventure but gained nothing. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Wanderer at age 46 |
| 8 | Find valuable salvage. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Wanderer |
| 9 | Became a Thief at age 50 |
| 9 | Involved in the planning of an impressive heist. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Thief at age 54 |
| 10 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Switched to Scavenger at age 58 |
| 11 | Attempted a risky adventure and was sent to prison. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |