| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 1 |
20 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Merton Smith from Merton Smith's work. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 2 |
22 |
Failed to qualify for Scientist (Scholar). |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 2 |
25 |
Merton Smith's work is sabotaged by unknown parties. Merton Smith start again from scratch. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 3 |
27 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |