Rear Admiral Quashie? The new CDS The profile of Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie appointed as Chief of Defence Staff by President John Dramani Mahama obtained by the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Monday. Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie was born on March 23, 1951 in Accra. He attended Mfanstipim Secondary School in Cape Coast for his General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level Certificate from 1965 to 1970. He entered the Ghana Military Academy in 1970 and subsequently enrolled in to the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS), Takoradi, from 1970 to 1972 for the GCE Advanced Level Certificate.He continued his basic military officer training at the Britannia Royal Navy College, United Kingdom, and commissioned Sub-Lieutenant into the Executive Branch of the Ghana Navy in July 1974. From January to December 1979, Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie attended many courses, which included the international Sub-Lieutenant Course at Dartmouth and United Kingdom.