Doubt it is true. Consider all of the posts the last two weeks when you read posts like that.
It might be true that his recruiter said that, but as has been pointed out, his recruiter may have said that for a few reasons:
1.) His application for something like NFO has not yet been submitted and is not considered an "old" application that can be reviewed in August (I guess we don't know if old NFO apps are getting a look for sure, but it is the current rumor)
2.) He was applying for SWO or Intel or IW which we knew were called off awhile ago.
3.) He is just dead wrong and misinformed.
Take these posts with a grain of salt, especially when, if we have learned anything lately, no one really knows what is going on.