I am currently a July new hire in training. Head from two buddies I referred for a recent interview say that all pilots only need 25 ME now, regardless of the 1000/1500 or not. They got a class date for 10/19. At the training center I have seen about 10 people interview every day Tues-Fri. I am going up 16-20 numbers each week. Losing about 40 pilots a month currently. Training department said they want 1800 new pilots on property by end of next year.