Joining the US Air Force?

I talked to a recruiter yesterday and because of a birth deformity he said that I am disqualified from joining the Air Force. I am missing a couple fingers but I've yet to find anything that it has held me back from. I'm able to lift weights with the hand and even write with it. I also have perfect vision and hearing, and no criminal record at all. It is also not my dominant hand if that matters. I guess my main question is would it be possible for me to get a waiver if I went and got a college degree and a pilot's license and tried to get in again? Or should I not bother wasting my time? I'd like to serve my country and I feel I could learn a lot through joining the Air Force. I did not plan for it to be my life long career but I did want to do it for awhile. Thank you for all of those who answer, I'd preferably like people with first hand experience with the military.