| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Army Support (Army). |
| 1 |
18 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Merchant (Merchant Marine) with the new title Crewman. |
| 1 |
19 |
Make an unexpected connection outside Matthew Hudson's normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 2 |
22 |
Voluntarily left Merchant Marine |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
25 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Matthew Hudson from Matthew Hudson's work. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
29 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
31 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Matthew Hudson's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 |
31 |
Matthew Hudson's work is sabotaged by unknown parties. Matthew Hudson start again from scratch. |
| 4 |
31 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
35 |
Win a prestigious prize for Matthew Hudson's work. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 6 |
39 |
Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 6 |
42 |
Forced to continue current assignment. |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 7 |
44 |
Make a breakthrough in Matthew Hudson's field. |
| 7 |
46 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 3. |
| 8 |
46 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 8 |
48 |
Refused to perform research that goes against Matthew Hudson's conscience. |
| 8 |
50 |
Forced to muster out. |