| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 1 |
22 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Ike Bain's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 1 |
22 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 2 |
24 |
Win a prestigious prize for Ike Bain's work. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 3 |
29 |
Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 4 |
30 |
Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 4 |
30 |
Failed to qualify for Law Enforcement (Agent). |
| 4 |
30 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 4 |
30 |
Became a Marine (Star Marine) with the new title Marine. |
| 4 |
31 |
A mission goes wrong and Ike Bain is stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 5 |
31 |
Became a Agent (Intelligence). |
| 5 |
33 |
Go undercover to investigate an enemy. |
| 5 |
33 |
A job goes wrong, forcing Ike Bain to flee off-planet. |
| 5 |
35 |
Promoted to Agent (Intelligence) rank 1 with the new title Agent. |