Ronald Buck

Vice-Admiral Ronald Douglas Buck CMM, CD is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was Chief of the Maritime Staff from 21 June 2001 to 25 August 2004.

Ronald Buck
Buck in 2013
Born	Montreal, Quebec
Allegiance	Canada
Service / branch	Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Forces Maritime Command
Years of service	1967–2006
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands	HMCS Restigouche Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron Canadian Fleet Pacific Maritime Forces Pacific Maritime Command
Battles / wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Order of Saint John Canadian Forces' Decoration

Career

Buck joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1967.^[1] He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Restigouche in 1987, Project Manager for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project in 1989 and Commander Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1992.^[1] He went on to be Commander Canadian Forces Training System in 1994, Chief of Staff of the Management Command and Control Reengineering Team at the National Defence Headquarters in 1995 and Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific in 1997.^[1] After that he was appointed Chief of the Maritime Staff in 2001 (during which he took part in Operation Apollo – the anti-terrorism initiative – in 2001) and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 2004 before retiring in 2006.^[2]

Awards and decorations

Buck's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 26 October 1999[3] Appointed Officer (OMM) on 18 November 1992 [3]
	Order of St John	Appointed Member on 18 December 2003[4]
	Special Service Medal	with NATO-OTAN Clasp
	Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers	Decoration awarded 28 September 2017[5] (26 February 2018)[6]
	125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal	Decoration awarded in 1992
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	Decoration awarded in 2002[7] Canadian version
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	Decoration awarded in 2012[8] Canadian version
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services

References

1. Ron Buck, CMM, CD Navy League
2. Plain Talk: Should the Support Ship Sink? Canadian Naval Review, Fall 2008
3. "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.
4. "Canada Gazette, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem List" (PDF). Canada Gazette.
5. "Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.
6. Citizen, decorations-for-bravery-meritorious-service-decorations-to-be-awarded-here-is-the-list Decoration for Bravery, Meritorious Service Decorations to be awarded for military personnel
7. "The Queen Golden Jubilee Medal List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.
8. "The Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.

Military offices
Preceded by Greg Maddison	Chief of the Maritime Staff 2001–2004	Succeeded by Bruce MacLean
Preceded by George Macdonald	Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 2004–2006	Succeeded by Walter Natynczyk