| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Army Academy (Military Academy). |
| 1 |
18 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Army (Infantry) with the new title Private. |
| 1 |
19 |
Assigned to a planet with a hostile or wild environment. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Army (Infantry). |
| 2 |
23 |
Given a special assignment or duty in Lon Cook's unit. |
| 2 |
26 |
Forced to continue current assignment |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Army (Infantry) rank 1 with the new title Lance Corporal. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Army (Infantry). |
| 3 |
29 |
Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
| 3 |
29 |
Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 4 |
29 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 4 |
30 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Lon Cook's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 |
30 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 4 |
33 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 1. |
| 5 |
33 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 5 |
35 |
Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 5 |
37 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 2. |