Please Note: This is for when all weaponry and dropsuits have been released and balanced.

Introduction
Other than the 4 main races in New Eden, there are other factions (Pirate Factions) who have their own specialised hybridized variants of current technology. They are often hinted upon all around Dust 514, but youGÇÖve probably not realize that they were a GÇÿFactionGÇÖ. One to mention; Guristas Pirates - The skull with bunny ears that often pops up on the screen in your mercenary quarters. There are many more dotted around with named weaponry and vehicles but to some they wouldn't stand out as if they are a actually an organised faction; rather just a name given to a said item.

Proposal
I would like to propose more Factional items and dropsuits to be introduced but heres the twist. Like in EVE; being able to use factional gear requires a hybrid of racial skills, to which they often pull traits and bonuses from that said race. For example:
To use a GÇ£Guristas Assault RifleGÇ¥ would require the following skills:

Caladri Rail Rifle - Proficiency 3
Gallente Assault Rifle - Proficiency 3

Or

The Angel Cartel's gear requires a hybrid of Minmatar and Gallente. IGÇÖm currently at prototype Winmatar Logistics and fast approaching the status of GÇ£no skills to trainGÇ¥ but IGÇÖm really liking the Gallente logistics bonuses and considering cross training into that. This is where an Angel Cartel Logistics suit would be come into play and would require the following skills to gain access to a basic Angel Cartel's Logistics Dropsuit;

Gallente Logistics 3
Minmatar Logistics 3

Heres a link to show how the Angel Cartel's Dramiel utilizes cross training skill sets in a similar fashion.

Summary
To some this might over complicate things but, this would change the pace, bring some balance to cross training into GÇÿFactionalGÇÖ gear and give those of us who are running out of skills to train, more variety and reason to cross train.
If there was a "Guristas Logistic Dropsuit" for example; the people who have already had their Caldari Logistics suits nerfed would already be halfway there (needing to skill into Gallente Logistics) and wouldn't feel like they have wasted any time or skill points. This could even put an end to the idea of a re-specs for all those people affected by the nerf waggon, weather its about a weapons, dropsuits or vehicles!

I would love to hear your thoughts on the subject. And if you are one of the minority of players who are fast approaching the GÇ£no skills to trainGÇ¥, would this added feature make you happy to cross train?
What Pirate Faction weapons, dropsuits or vehicles would you be inclined to cross train into?

Blood raiders would be awesome - gold plates and bloodstains

Which is why I stated first :

I figured we could break with tradition to have some blood soaked Amarr Templars...

Hah, I guess it'll just have to be a faction that lets you RP'ers wear the blood of your enemies...

The Guristas Logistics suit could come pre fitted with a Repair Tool to where the sidearm slot would be; giving the user a fast swop to their repair tool. Seeing as in EVE Guristas ships are Drone Boats and we don't have any drones in game as of yet; their nanite technology could be way more advanced giving their Repair Tools the ability to repair armor and replenish ammunition.

Would this mean all sansha stuff is covered in spikes? Would be rather hard to hold a sanshas rifle.

Oh Oh Oh, can i be a spikey onion man?

Because TEST already gets so much love...