Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Within the commands, officers were selected to oversee recruit training down to the series level—typically a first lieutenant (O-2) or captain (O-3). New drill instructor schools were established within each command, and drill instructors (DIs) were more carefully selected. The number of DIs assigned to each platoon was increased from two to three, and the role of the DI was reformed to emphasize example, leadership, persuasion and psychology in the process of recruit training. The Special Training Company was also established to provide remedial training to recruits needing additional physical conditioning, motivation or education, and rehabilitation to recruits suffering from medical conditions. The campaign hat was introduced as a distinctive element of DI dress, in part to recognize a new norm of professionalism and specialization within the DI billet and also to signify a break from the "old" era of recruit training and the "new." Public opinion and media coverage The incident was the subject of significant media coverage and the United States Congress launched its own investigation into it. Several publications, including Time magazine, reported thoroughly on the development of the trial. The trial was covered by every national and many local newspapers. Jim Bishop wrote extensively in his syndicated column about the trial and the Marine Corps in general. Bishop's columns on this trial and other significant events that he covered appear in a collection entitled Jim Bishop: Reporter (Random House 1966). Following the Ribbon Creek incident, the Marine Corps was deluged with requests from various producers seeking to highlight Marine Corps brutality. However, the Marine Corps provided assistance in the making of the 1957 film The D.I., which Jack Webb both directed and starred in as the title character. The movie depicted a patriotic, pro-Marine Corps point of view on the need for high pressure basic training. The film was written by James Lee Barrett and was based on his teleplay for Kraft Television Theatre, Murder of a Sand Flea. See also Lee Mirecki incident Kurkse tragedy Jason Rother incident "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" References Further reading Keith Fleming, The U.S. Marine Corps in Crisis Ribbon Creek and Recruit Training. Marie Costello Inserra, Counsel for the Accused Marine Corps Drill Sergeant. 2016 William Baggarley McKean BG USMC, Ribbon Creek. The Dial Press 1958. LOC #58-12776 External links A Brief History Of The Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina