The guy is full of crap.
Of course they will lower the Standard.
Women will not be in those units if they do not, and the screaming will not stop until they are in those units.
Any woman who wants to go into Combat should be locked up in an institution for the insane.
“The defining characteristic of our operators is their intellect.”
The above statement proves beyond any doubt, that you have it absolutely right.
The training scenario of the average special ops guys, has nothing to do with intellect IMHO.
Now, after training it might be a different story.