"The ht/wt requirements are themselves part of the standards set by the FD for the job, and they were lowered for the sake of diversity."
Standards and qualifications are two different things.
The "standards" of a position are the things that you are expected or required to do for a particular job. 'The job requires you to lift and carry 150lbs for 50 yards, for example'
The "qualifications" for the job are the attributes that one possesses to qualify for the job. 'You must have the physical ability to lift and carry 150Lbs a distance of 50 yards, for example.
Lowering the qualifications of the applicant (age, weight, height)does not lower the standards required of the job. I am against lowering the standards.
Perhaps the best way to handle things is to set standard requirements for a particular job and let everyone compete for the job. Eliminate all age, height, weight requirements for jobs requiring physical capabilities and let the competition begin. It works in all other aspects of society.
True. But that is the same as saying "lowering the qualifications of the law school applicant (LSAT, GPA) does not lower the standards required for getting through law school."