borntobesting: And as I understand the new member Statuses recruits have virtually no rights in their CC at all.
Excuse me, this is an exaggeration IMHO.
There are five special member permissions in the hands of the owner (see owner's tools), and by WGT standard Recruits are excluded from them. Alas, only "Create Tournaments" might be appropriate if the CC owner wishes so. Other permissions like messaging and member invitations should be limited to CC officers.
In all other aspects, Recruits are equal AFAIK.