Well the pay has to go up alot before i agree to start getting shot at....better be a few more zeroes on the end of the pay check.
With regards to recruitment, i would think that they'd have to start on that sooner rather than later. The new boss starts April 1st officially, i imagine he'll take a month or two to get a grasp on some issues and come up with some sort of plan shortly after. Would expect for them to have an idea about the recruitment in May or so, possibly a summer course? Pure specualtion of course, but based on reality as i see it. Possibly sooner if they need to replace pilots who have resigned.