But yes, I see the problem, I acknowledge it. But it's not the Military/Navy factions fault. It's a design flaw. Asking us however to swap to our Police characters just to deal with trivial problems such as defeating Pirates near a trade-lane is not only impractical but pretty frustrating for the players who are in these factions.
If you can't see this, then you are really blaming us Military/Navy members on the inactivity of your Faction.