I think you’re missing the point. He has a valid degree and they changed the requirement AFTER he applied. Are you going to front him the money and time to take the GED? His degree is good enough to get him into the University of Nebraska, but not a town fire department???
She's not wrong.
No one's doubting the man is qualified, but phony diploma mills are a dime a dozen. Anyone could print up a homeschool high school diploma.
Changing requirements after you apply is open for legal challenge.
When in college, they kept changing the requirements to graduate. It was like trying to hit a moving target. I challenged it and won.