Program Details
Operation IMPACT is a unique recruitment program that provides personalized assistance to severely injured service members in identifying potential career opportunities. In the event the injured service member is unable to work, this service is also extended to his/her immediate family member who will serve as the primary wage earner, as well as widows and widowers of fallen service members.
Career transition support through Operation IMPACT is provided to the most severely wounded service members and veterans who are transitioning, or have transitioned, from military service and meet the following criteria:
Suffer from injuries or illnesses incurred while deployed in overseas contingency operations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and/or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) since September 11, 2001.
and either
- Receive a physical disability rating of 30% or greater from the Department of Defense or Veterans Administration in one or more specific categories that substantially affect one or more major life functions:
- Blindness/loss of vision
- Deafness/hearing loss
- Fatal/incurable disease
- Loss of limb
- Permanent disfigurement
- Post traumatic stress
- Severe burns
- Spinal cord injury/paralysis
- Traumatic brain injury
- Any other condition requiring extensive hospitalizations or multiple surgeries
or
- Receive a combined rating equal to or greater than 50% for any other combat or combat related condition.
If you meet the above criteria, click here and notify the Operation IMPACT Program Management Office that you would like to be considered for the program.
Northrop Grumman also has created a Network of Champions (NoC)—over 60 other companies who are committed to assisting severely injured service members with job placement. Northrop Grumman, with your prior approval, will forward your resume to our NoC members for employment consideration
If you do not meet the above criteria, we encourage you to visit the Transitioning Military page on Northrop Grumman’s Careers website.