Ronald Buck

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Ronald Buck
020108-N-RV224-103 Vice Adm. Ronald Buck, Chief of Maritime Staff, Royal Canadian Navy, is greeted by Rear Adm. Jim Zortman (cropped).jpeg
Buck in 2013
Born Montreal, Quebec
AllegianceFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Service/branchFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Royal Canadian Navy
Naval Ensign of Canada.svg Canadian Forces Maritime Command
Years of service1967–2006
Rank Canada-Navy-OF-8-collected.svg 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

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.

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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:

CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg
Special Service Medal Ribbon.png CAN Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.png Canada125 ribbon.png
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png

RibbonDescriptionNotes
CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png 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 (UK) ribbon -vector.svg Order of St John
  • Appointed Member on 18 December 2003 [4]
Special Service Medal Ribbon.png Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
CAN Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.png Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers
  • Decoration awarded 28 September 2017 [5]
  • (26 February 2018) [6]
Canada125 ribbon.png 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 1992
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 2002 [7]
  • Canadian version
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 2012 [8]
  • Canadian version
CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ron Buck, CMM, CD Navy League
  2. ↑ Plain Talk: Should the Support Ship Sink? Canadian Naval Review, Fall 2008
  3. 1 2 "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 Chief of the Maritime Staff
2001–2004		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
2004–2006		Succeeded by
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