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. He was appointed as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 2004 before retiring in 2006.
Career Buck joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1967.Ron Buck, CMM, CD Navy League He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer in 1987, Project Manager for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project in 1989 and Commander Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1992. 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. 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.Plain Talk: Should the Support Ship Sink? Canadian Naval Review, Fall 2008
Awards and decorations Buck's personal awards and decorations include the following:
RibbonDescriptionNotesOrder of Military Merit (CMM)Appointed Commander (CMM) on 26 October 1999 Appointed Officer (OMM) on 18 November 1992 Order of St John Appointed Member on 18 December 2003 Special Service Medalwith NATO-OTAN Clasp Sovereign's Medal for VolunteersDecoration awarded 28 September 2017 (26 February 2018)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 personnel125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada MedalDecoration awarded in 1992 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee MedalDecoration awarded in 2002 Canadian version Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee MedalDecoration awarded in 2012 Canadian version Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)with two Clasp for 32 years of services
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