| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Entered Naval Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 2 | Became a Courier at age 18 |
| 2 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Scout |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Courier |
| 3 | Became a Wanderer at age 22 |
| 3 | Nearly killed. Owe 45,000 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Became a Intelligence at age 26 |
| 4 | Gained a contact. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Agent |
| 5 | Continued as Intelligence at age 30 |
| 5 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 6 | Became a Marine Support at age 34 |
| 6 | Is now a Marine |
| 6 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 6 | Commissioned in Marine/Marine Support |
| 6 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 6 | Promoted to Marine Support officer rank 2 |
| 6 | Is now a Captain |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Marine Support |
| 7 | Returned to Wanderer at age 38 |
| 7 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 8 | Switched to Barbarian at age 42 |
| 8 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 9 | Became a Line/Crew at age 46 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 9 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 9 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 10 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 50 |
| 10 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 10 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 10 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 11 | Retired at age 54 |
| 11 | Good fortune |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Accused of a crime |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Moved to a new world. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |