I don't think its a dumb question at all.
I rather think you can recruit a senior as your current player is
listed as SR/5 which to me should be different, but I am not at all sure that's how it works. I'd suggest sending a ticket for confirmation of the rule, but I doubt you'll get a reply in a timely enough fashion that it will actually be of assistance... maybe if you put ***RUSH TIME SENSITIVE*** at the top it will get answered...