| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Marine (Star Marine) with the new title Marine. |
| 1 |
19 |
A mission goes wrong and Vanessa Jones is stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 2 |
19 |
Became a Scout (Explorer). |
| 2 |
20 |
Vanessa Jones inadvertently cause a conflict between the Imperium and a minor world or race. Gain a Rival. |
| 3 |
20 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 3 |
22 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 |
24 |
Forced to continue current assignment. |
| 3 |
24 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 4 |
24 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 4 |
25 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 |
28 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 5 |
28 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 5 |
29 |
Win a prestigious prize for Vanessa Jones's work. |
| 5 |
32 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 3. |
| 6 |
32 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 6 |
32 |
Switched to Scholar (Scientist) with previous rank. |
| 6 |
34 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Vanessa Jones from Vanessa Jones's work. |
| 7 |
36 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 7 |
39 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Vanessa Jones's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 7 |
39 |
Nearly killed. |
| 7 |
39 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 7 |
40 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 4. |