Frequently Asked Questions
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''What is Operation IMPACT all about?''
Operation IMPACT is a recruiting program within Northrop Grumman that specializes in assisting the severely wounded service members with transitioning from their military career to a private sector career. Through Operation IMPACT we provide the wounded service member with one-on-one personalized service in helping to identify potential job opportunities from our initial contact with the service member through their on boarding with Northrop Grumman.
Operation IMPACT’s Mission is:
To provide career transition support to military service members (and their families) who have been severely injured in the global war on terror in identifying potential placement opportunities across Northrop Grumman.
In addition to providing support to the injured service member, if he/she is not able to work, we will offer the same career support to a member of the individual’s immediate family who will act at the primary wage earner.
''Who is eligible for this program?'
To be eligible for the personalized career transition services offered through Operation IMPACT, the candidate must be 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.
Any veteran who contacts Operation IMPACT and does not meet the eligibility requirements is referred to Northrop Grumman’s normal recruitment process
''How does Northrop Grumman address making reasonable accommodations for the disabilities that the Operation IMPACT hires may have?''
Northrop Grumman has a centralized team of nurse case managers who will contact the Operation IMPACT hires and conduct an assessment of their needs. Northrop Grumman has a strong partnership with the Department of Labor’s Job Accommodations Network (JAN) as well as the Computers/Electronics Accommodations program to identify and procure appropriate resources for our employees with disabilities.
''Does everyone employed through Operation IMAPCT have a disability?''
Not necessarily. To qualify for support under Operation IMPACT, the service member must meet the eligibility requirements identified above. However, if the disabled service member cannot work, an immediate family member who will be serving as the primary wage earner would be eligible for support under the program. That individual may or may not be disabled.
''Where do you recruit candidates for Operation IMPACT?''
We have built a strong relationship over the years with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs through our outreach efforts with Operation IMPACT. The program management team attends career fairs sponsored by the DOD and the VA that target the wounded warriors, and also attend TAP and ACAP events. We also receive referrals from the Veterans hospitals, vocational and employment rehabilitation counselors, employees, and non-profit organizations.
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