Seriously, though, I had my character VERY well established before I decided to become a freelancer, so I carry the Freelancer ID and ... some other IFF. I went through a period of trying to get the IFF, but I've given up on that.
Now I just cruise around, do some trading between oddball ports, occassionally irritate the Corsairs on Crete by visiting them with a load full of food - since I fly an Orca that I acquired completely on my own - and just explore and discover the whole galaxy. That's why I'm looking forward to the 4.85 - more space to discover... :)