This looks absolutely amazing. The only reason I won't be joining in is that I don't really like being part of a rigid military structure. For those of you who are okay with that, though, definitely check these guys out.
I am in the same boat my friend. I'm a Fed-born scavenger (not that I have some undying loyalty to the corpo-Federation life).
But I tend to be more on the fringes than playing around in the corporate or military world of the Federation.
But it seems rare to find many Federation squadrons that have an RP focus in mind. There's a big focus on military squadrons, but I lean more toward the freelancing, privateer/mercenary, "gentlemen pirate" RP sort of groups. Who knows, maybe one day I'll have to just start up my own gang of ragtag misfits, opportunistically snatching up what the Federation big wigs leave behind.
If any of ya'll hear of more Fed RP groups, do feel free to share with us! It's always fun getting to create stories with other CMDRs throughout the galaxy.