| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Navy (Line/Crew) with the new title Crewman. |
| 1 |
21 |
Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 1 |
22 |
Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 2 |
22 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 2 |
22 |
Switched to Navy (Engineer/Gunner) with previous rank. |
| 2 |
26 |
Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 2 |
26 |
Forced to continue current assignment |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Navy (Engineer/Gunner) rank 1 with the new title Able Spacehand. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Navy (Engineer/Gunner). |
| 3 |
30 |
Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Navy (Engineer/Gunner). |
| 4 |
31 |
Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Navy (Engineer/Gunner) rank 2 with the new title Petty Officer, 3rd class. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Navy (Engineer/Gunner). |
| 5 |
35 |
Gained a contact. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Navy (Engineer/Gunner) rank 3 with the new title Petty Officer, 2nd class. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Navy (Engineer/Gunner). |
| 6 |
39 |
Display heroism in battle, saving the whole ship. |
| 6 |
42 |
Commissioned in Navy (Engineer/Gunner) with the new title Ensign. |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Navy (Engineer/Gunner) officer rank 2 with the new title Sublieutenant. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Navy (Engineer/Gunner). |
| 7 |
45 |
Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 7 |
46 |
Promoted to Navy (Engineer/Gunner) officer rank 3 with the new title Lieutenant. |
| 8 |
46 |
Voluntarily left Engineer/Gunner |
| 8 |
46 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 8 |
47 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 8 |
50 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 9 |
50 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 9 |
51 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Ara Thompson from Ara Thompson's work. |
| 9 |
54 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 10 |
54 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 |
54 |
Retired at age 54. |
| 10 |
54 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 10 |
54 |
Failed to qualify for Physician (Scholar). |
| 10 |
54 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 10 |
57 |
Refused to perform research that goes against Ara Thompson's conscience. |
| 11 |
58 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 |
58 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 11 |
62 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Ara Thompson's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 11 |
62 |
Ara Thompson's work is sabotaged by unknown parties. Ara Thompson start again from scratch. |
| 11 |
62 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 12 |
62 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 |
62 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 12 |
64 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Ara Thompson's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 12 |
64 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 12 |
66 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 13 |
66 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 |
66 |
Became a Believer (Missionary/Humanitarian) with the new title Junior Project Worker. |
| 13 |
67 |
A notable academic consults with Ara Thompson about a publication or documentary he is working on. Gain a Contact in academia. |
| 14 |
70 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 |
70 |
Continued as Believer (Missionary/Humanitarian). |
| 14 |
73 |
Ara Thompson have been following false teachings! |
| 15 |
73 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 |
73 |
Retired. |
| 15 |
76 |
A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 16 |
77 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 16 |
81 |
A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 17 |
81 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |