| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Entered University. |
| 1 |
19 |
Spent the college years partying. |
| 1 |
22 |
Graduated. |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scout (Courier). |
| 2 |
25 |
Manley Banks survey an alien world. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scout (Courier) rank 1 with the new title Scout. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scout (Courier). |
| 3 |
29 |
Spend several years jumping from world to world in Manley Banks's scout ship. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scout (Courier). |
| 4 |
33 |
Manley Banks spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 4 |
33 |
Nearly killed. Owe 35,000 for medical bills. |
| 5 |
34 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 5 |
34 |
Switched to Scout (Explorer) with previous rank. |
| 5 |
38 |
Manley Banks survey an alien world. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scout (Explorer) rank 2. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scout (Explorer). |
| 6 |
39 |
Manley Banks have no idea what happened to Manley Banks – they found Manley Banks's ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 7 |
39 |
Became a Drifter (Scavenger). |
| 7 |
42 |
Manley Banks do not know what happened to Manley Banks. There is a gap in Manley Banks's memory. |
| 8 |
42 |
Became a Merchant (Merchant Marine) with the new title Crewman. |
| 8 |
43 |
Moved to a new world. |