| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Barbarian at age 18 |
| 1 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 2 | Became a Flight at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Crewman |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Promoted to Flight rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Flight |
| 3 | Entered Marine Academy at age 26 |
| 3 | Study Gunner (Ortillery) as a hobby. |
| 3 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 4 | Continued as Flight at age 26 |
| 4 | You are falsed accused for an accident that causes the death of several crew members. Gain the officer who blamed you as an Enemy. |
| 5 | Switched to Scavenger at age 30 |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Scavenger |
| 6 | Became a Courier at age 34 |
| 6 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 6 | You inadvertently cause a conflict between the Imperium and a minor world or race. Gain a Rival. |
| 7 | Continued as Courier at age 38 |
| 7 | You discover a world, item or information of worth to the Imperium. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Scout |
| 8 | Continued as Courier at age 42 |
| 8 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 8 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Courier at age 46 |
| 9 | You survey an alien world. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 9 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 10 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 11 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 11 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 58 |
| 12 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |