Chief Warrant Officer Abida S. Shoyeb Senior Veterinary Services Technician/Senior Food Safety Officer for the South Atlantic District Veterinary Command, United States Army Fort Stewart, Georgia

Abida Sultana Shoyeb is a chief warrant officer in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps. She is originally from Pakistan and immigrated to the U.S. with her mother in 1989, and joined the military. After enlisting in the United States Army, Chief Shoyeb wanted to become a U.S. citizen and was naturalized on February 27, 1998 in Port Hueneme, CA.

Her first assignment was in Great Lakes, IL working at the commissary from June 1991-May 1996. Chief Shoyeb was assigned to the Western Pacific District Veterinary Command, Guam with duty at Singapore Branch Veterinary Service in June 2001. While there, she and her senior enlisted NCO headed the Food Safety and Quality Assurance department. Chief Shoyeb is now assigned to the South Atlantic District Veterinary Command at Fort Stewart, GA. Chief Shoyeb has been recognized with many awards and decorations which include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medals, Army Achievement Medals, Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medals, Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medals, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Non-commissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbons, Army Service Ribbons, and Overseas Service Ribbons.