| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
12 |
Failed to qualify for Army Academy (Military Academy). |
| 1 |
12 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 1 |
12 |
Became a Dolphin Military (Guardian). |
| 1 |
16 |
An ambitious planetary operation goes badly wrong leaving Jose Rhodes beached ashore without functional protective gear. Dehydration and skin damage requires lengthy recovery. |
| 2 |
16 |
Continued as Dolphin Military (Guardian). |
| 2 |
20 |
Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 2 |
20 |
Promoted to Dolphin Military (Guardian) rank 1. |
| 3 |
20 |
Continued as Dolphin Military (Guardian). |
| 3 |
21 |
A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 |
24 |
Promoted to Dolphin Military (Guardian) rank 2. |
| 4 |
24 |
Continued as Dolphin Military (Guardian). |
| 4 |
27 |
A brutal amphibious warfare campaign forces Jose Rhodes to spend as much time fighting out of water as in. |
| 4 |
28 |
Promoted to Dolphin Military (Guardian) rank 3. |
| 5 |
28 |
Continued as Dolphin Military (Guardian). |
| 5 |
29 |
Jose Rhodes is assigned to a joint mission with an intelligence agency to catch spies or insurgents operating near underwater base facilities. Gain an intelligence agent as a Contact. |
| 5 |
32 |
Promoted to Dolphin Military (Guardian) rank 4. |
| 6 |
32 |
Voluntarily left Guardian |
| 6 |
32 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 6 |
35 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Jose Rhodes's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 |
35 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 6 |
36 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 7 |
36 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 7 |
37 |
Refused to perform research that goes against Jose Rhodes's conscience. |
| 7 |
40 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 8 |
40 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 8 |
42 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Jose Rhodes from Jose Rhodes's work. |