| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Citizen (Colonist). |
| 1 |
22 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Citizen (Colonist) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Citizen (Colonist). |
| 2 |
26 |
Spent time maintaining and using heavy vehicles. |
| 3 |
26 |
Voluntarily left Colonist |
| 3 |
26 |
Failed to qualify for University. |
| 3 |
26 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 3 |
26 |
Became a Scout (Surveyor). |
| 3 |
27 |
Spend several years jumping from world to world in Pearle Cole's scout ship. |
| 3 |
30 |
Forced to continue current assignment. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scout (Surveyor) rank 1 with the new title Scout. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scout (Surveyor). |
| 4 |
31 |
Pearle Cole survey an alien world. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scout (Surveyor). |
| 5 |
36 |
Pearle Cole spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 5 |
36 |
Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 6 |
38 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 6 |
38 |
Switched to Scout (Courier) with previous rank. |
| 6 |
42 |
Pearle Cole have no idea what happened to Pearle Cole – they found Pearle Cole's ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 7 |
42 |
Failed to qualify for Worker (Citizen). |
| 7 |
42 |
Became a Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 7 |
45 |
Pearle Cole do not know what happened to Pearle Cole. There is a gap in Pearle Cole's memory. |
| 8 |
46 |
Voluntarily left Barbarian |
| 8 |
46 |
Became a Merchant (Merchant Marine) with the new title Crewman. |
| 8 |
48 |
Nearly killed. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 |
50 |
Promoted to Merchant (Merchant Marine) rank 1 with the new title Senior Crewman. |
| 9 |
50 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 |
50 |
Retired at age 50. |
| 9 |
50 |
Continued as Merchant (Merchant Marine). |
| 9 |
54 |
Nearly killed. Owe 17,500 for medical bills. |
| 9 |
54 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 10 |
54 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |