So is big B still officially running the new hire welcome wagon?

Crew resources and scheduling said a few weeks ago that the first class (August 2nd,) would have only recalls, and the August 16th class would see the first fresh faces. I believe they said 30 bodies per class. With 45ish recalls comming in, that would leave about 15 spots in the August 16th class for newbies, and most of the spots in all classes after that. (Recalls can give a 30 day notice that they want to come back, so there are usually a few of them in every class.)