| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Star Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 1 | Commissioned in Marine/Star Marine |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 1 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 2 |
| 1 | Is now a Captain |
| 2 | Continued as Star Marine at age 22 |
| 2 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 2 | Injured |
| 2 | Forced to muster out. |
| 3 | Became a Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Switched to Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 7 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 8 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 9 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 9 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 9 | Gain an Enemy |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 10 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 10 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 58 |
| 11 | Agreed to perform research that goes against your conscience. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 12 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 62 |
| 12 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 6 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 66 |
| 13 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 70 |
| 14 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 14 | Promoted to rank 7 |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |