well I think guard ID's are being added to the next mod version.
So... the bounty hunter ID could be restricted to fighters/bombers, while the guard ID allows fighters, bombers, gunboats, cruisers, and battleships.
It'd be nice if the same was done for all the other major factions. Restrict the standard ID to fighters/bombers only, and make the guard ID (only attainable with green guard rep) allow the capships.
That would solve some of the issue, as most of these noobs flying capships dont want to put in the extra work for it. I dont have my guard ID for aki kimura yet either, but it wouldnt take me more than a week of mission grinding to get it either.