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 2001 to 2004.

Ronald Buck
VAdm Ronald Douglas Buck (left)
BornMontreal, Quebec
Allegiance Canada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Navy
Canadian Forces Maritime Command
Years of service1967–2006
Rank Vice-Admiral
Commands heldHMCS Restigouche
Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron
Canadian Fleet Pacific
Maritime Forces Pacific
Maritime Command
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsCommander 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:



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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.
  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.
  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.
  8. "The Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal List". The Governor General of Canada.
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
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