Investigation
McKeon was brought to a court of inquiry directly on the following day. At first, he was classified mentally and "emotionally stable" and "a mature, stable appearing career Marine." Later, the court recognized that the detailed directives regarding and prohibiting certain Marine training methods were "correct and adequate," and that McKeon had launched an unnecessary and unauthorized disciplinary action. It was also found that he had been drunk. It was recommended that McKeon be court-martialled. Although McKeon himself claimed he held a minor degree of guilt, he admitted to being only "part of the system," and argued that the supervision regarding basic training should be restructured.
Read more about this topic: Ribbon Creek Incident