The military is downsizing right now so they aren't letting a lot of people join. If you have tattoos down your arms or on your neck, they are turning you away. If you spend too much time at one rank, they are chaptering you out. If you have too many article 15's they are chaptering you out. If they don't need your MOS and you're low on the totem pole, you are out. So the military is being very picky right now. They may have denied you because of all the physical stuff you have to go through and down range they may not be able to care for you. You and I both know you are healed and fine and able to do anything strenuous but they probably don't know the long term affects of this surgery and are not taking chances.