John Arquilla, a professor at the U.S. Naval Academy and former military adviser has urged President Barack Obama to pardon Gary McKinnon and to recruit master hackers to US Cyber Command. He believes that he could encourage other hackers to become government cyber warriors. The Pentagon aims to expand its cyber security personnel from 900 to 4,900 in the next few years. Hackers are frequently employed by security firms after serving sentences and are often employed by companies after serving their time in prison.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2013/02/former-military-adviser-urged-obama-to.html