| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Army Academy (Military Academy). |
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Drifter (Wanderer) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 2 |
24 |
Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 3 |
24 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
25 |
Refused to perform research that goes against Lawrence Simmmons's conscience. |
| 3 |
28 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 4 |
28 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
29 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Lawrence Simmmons's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 |
29 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 5 |
32 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
35 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 5 |
36 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 6 |
36 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 6 |
38 |
Gained a contact. |
| 6 |
40 |
Forced to muster out. |