Hey all, just started playing this game and really enjoying it so far, but i'm having trouble figuring out the hiring mechanics.

I've got lots of research projects, and some combat deaths, so naturally i've tried doing some hiring. Basically, i've hired additional scientists, and more soldiers to refresh my roster, but these hirings aren't showing up as available for me to use.

On the research screen, the number of my newly hired scientists show up in brackets (x) after the number of scientists I have researching, but I can't apply my additional scientists to any research.
On my soldier screen, none of my new recruits show up anywhere; they're gone from the hiring pool and they don't seem to be in my forces.

To preempt some help suggestions, I have enough living quarters on my base, and I have plenty of money. Is there a time lapse before my hirings are actually available to use? (It's been about three days since I started hiring.) I don't understand what's going on, and I can't find any answers online or in the game manual (which says new hires are available immediately, provided there's the cash and living space, which I have.)

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks in advance!

Nevermind, I just had to be patient. The game manual should really have a note in the appropriate sections to say that new hires have to ship in and are not immediately available.