So, instead of 2% of recruits not meeting such standards, we are now at 3.8%, again, not indicative of the typical recruit. These are outliers. Perhaps, you feel that people who made a mistake, such as DUI, should be forever made ineligible to serve their country? Could there be men and women who don't score highly on standardized tests, that are nonetheless intelligent people who can learn in the right setting?
No, you'll just go with the headline, of lowered standards, to denigrate the very troops, you claim to support. Your support, is to stop them from performing their mission, as that will rebound to your political advantage.