Exceptional NCO forced out for his manageable illness. Do you Think the Army Should Retain Him?

There is one line in that article that is making me wonder why the Army is not BEGGING him to stay in as a recruiter "He advanced to E-7 in just 10 years; it takes a typical soldier 13-14 years to do that."
So you have a man who has excelled to the point that he is at least three years ahead of the curve, working in a function that will not see him deployed, living the values that are the US Army, and you want to throw him away?
Why? I understand that Crohn's is a chronic illness, and that it could flare up again, but as stated it is a manageable illness.
Recruiters should be the embodiement of what their branch of the service represents. They should look and act like they came right off of the recruiting poster. It seems to me that this person is exactly that.
The Army should let him stay in. IF his Crohn's disease returns, and becomes debilitating, then they should revisit medically retiring him. Until then, let him represent all that is good about the Army.

While, yes, he is non-deployable, he can still serve. This would take one less recruiting spot from FMC Soldier and allow that person to fight. Proper Personnel Management.

However, maybe there is more that I cannot see yet.

I had the honor and privilege of speaking with SFC Sabata this week, he is an exceptionally intelligent young man who wants to serve his country. I contacted him after reading his story shared with me by a coworker who knows my own issues with Crohns Disease and the medications that makes Soldiers like us non deployable. The Army's leadership in how they deal with issues that require them to use their backbone seem to have diminished during my 16 year tenure in the Army. I was retained by MEB with Crohns in 2010 in my current MOS of 51C. Four years later my command decided I no longer am qualified to perform a job that requires me to sit behind a desk and use my brain. It doesn't pass the common sense test. This whole downsize business boggles my mind. Never mind those of us who want to serve, can smoke a PT test, offer outstanding leadership...just keep the rapists you recruited, the can't get rights, the folks with a history of UCMJ because they are deployable bodies. Makes complete sense. At least in the eyes of those who are making the decisions. SFC Sabata I am rooting for you and I hope USAREC contacts you. We need more NCOs like you who aren't afraid to speak up and who truly WANT to be here. You have my full support.