| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Naval Academy (Military Academy). |
| 1 |
18 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scout (Courier). |
| 1 |
22 |
Spend several years jumping from world to world in Murry Jordan's scout ship. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scout (Courier). |
| 2 |
24 |
When dealing with an alien race, Murry Jordan botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 2 |
24 |
Scarred. |
| 3 |
26 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 3 |
26 |
Switched to Scout (Explorer) with previous rank. |
| 3 |
28 |
Murry Jordan have no idea what happened to Murry Jordan – they found Murry Jordan's ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 4 |
28 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 4 |
30 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Murry Jordan's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 |
30 |
Gain an Enemy |