Police and Correctional Training Commission. The academy is live-in and consists of twenty-six weeks of basic instruction. Candidates take college-level academic classes for which they receive 45 college credits. Training includes instruction in the use of the agency's firearms as well as in criminal law, motor vehicle law and emergency vehicle operation. Vehicle training is conducted on the training commission's course. Upon completion of training, troopers are assigned to one of twenty-three barracks located around Maryland. There troopers will complete an additional eight weeks of field training under the supervision of a Field Training Trooper (FTT). Barracks Rank structure The Maryland State Police is a paramilitary organization with a rank structure modeled after the United States military. The ranks of corporal through captain are based on promotional testing; majors and above are appointed by the superintendent. The Maryland State Police rank structure is as listed: Demographics Male: 90% Female: 10% White: 78% African-American/Black: 15% Hispanic: 2% Asian: 1% Specialized units Homeland Security and Intelligence Division (HSID) Criminal Enforcement Division (CED) Executive Protection S.T.A.T.E. Team (SWAT) Aviation Command D.A.R.E. Accident Reconstruction Canine Unit (K9) Crime Lab Media Communications Computer Crimes Automotive Safety Enforcement Division Police Academy or Training Division Motorcycle Unit–Troopers from the Motorcycle Unit also patrol on All-Terrain Vehicles. Licensing Division Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division Underwater Recovery Unit (MSP URT) Trooper 2 crash On September 28, 2008, around 12:00am, Trooper 2 (Eurocopter AS 365N1 Dauphin, N92MD) crashed with five people aboard in Walker Mill Regional Park in Prince George's County. Out of the five aboard, there were four confirmed fatalities, which included pilot Stephen H. Bunker (retired corporal), paramedic Trooper First Class Mickey C. Lippy, Emergency Medical Technician Tonya Mallard (Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department), and one of the two patients on board. This resulted in the grounding of all aircraft, until the cause was determined, with allied agencies covering the state. Aircraft were inspected and brought up to cover missions two weeks after the crash with no resulting incidents. This is the fourth fatal crash in the history of the Aviation Division. The most recent fatal crash prior to this occurred on January 19, 1986. Controversies Former superintendents (secretaries) of state police Col. Edward T. Norris (Secretary of State Police 2003) pled guilty to federal corruption and tax charges. Federal prosecutors said he used the money, in part, to pay for extramarital encounters with six women. He served 6 months