| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Entered the school of hard knocks. |
| 1 |
21 |
Gained a contact. |
| 1 |
22 |
Graduated. |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 2 |
22 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 2 |
26 |
Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 3 |
26 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 3 |
26 |
Switched to Scholar (Scientist) with previous rank. |
| 3 |
27 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Jason Nichols's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 3 |
27 |
Gain an Enemy |