 Case was the driving force behind the 1921 legislation, however, the person with the most impact on the organization was its first Superintendent Norman Schwarzkopf, Sr. Schwarzkopf was a graduate of West Point and this training and his time in the military heavily influenced how he organized and trained his first group of troopers.The first State Police class reported for training on September 1, 1921 and consisted of 116 men out of an applicant group of 600.Training took place in Sea Girt, New Jersey on the same grounds as the current State Police Academy.