| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Cavalry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 1 | Commissioned in Army/Cavalry |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 2 | Continued as Cavalry at age 22 |
| 2 | Assigned to a peacekeeping role. |
| 2 | Promoted to Cavalry officer rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Captain |
| 3 | Continued as Cavalry at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Promoted to Cavalry officer rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Major |
| 4 | Continued as Cavalry at age 30 |
| 4 | Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
| 4 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 4 | Promoted to Cavalry officer rank 4 |
| 4 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 5 | Continued as Cavalry at age 34 |
| 5 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 6,250 for medical bills. |
| 6 | Became a Surveyor at age 38 |
| 6 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 7 | Continued as Surveyor at age 42 |
| 7 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 7 | Gain 6 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 8 | Became a Broker at age 46 |
| 8 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Broker |
| 9 | Switched to Merchant Marine at age 50 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 10 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 54 |
| 10 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 11 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 58 |
| 11 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 12 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 62 |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 12 | Is now a 4th Officer |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 66 |
| 13 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 13 | Is now a 3rd Officer |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Voluntarily left Merchant Marine |
| 14 | Retired at age 70 |
| 14 | Moved to a new world. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |