Was there a moment during your service when you helped someone, in a way you couldn’t have as a civilian?

A friend, his daughter was in another state needing assistance...she needed to move out of her cohabitation immediately and with both security and physical help moving her stuff.
I made a few calls to a distant military unit I had no direct association with, spoke to a senior NCO and asked a favor...... Im told by the friends daughter that 14 men and 2 female Soldiers showed up at her apartment at 2 AM ready to help her move and ensure her safety..It was done passively, no violence, just the mere presence and military attitude of "Budd, just stand over there, this is going to happen so let it be"
While its possible I could do that today as well....i would still be relying on current and former military folks, or folks I met mostly though my service to assist.

Twelve years ago this week, a soldier of mine received word that her mom was arrested and her child was put in foster care at an unknown location. The case worker would not provide any information to me and since it was Thanksgiving weekend (Thanksgiving when I found out), told me I had to wait until Monday to get the info for an emergency leave. Needless to say, I found, the phone number to the case workers boss' boss -- (home phone) and interrupted dinner. There was also a chain of emails to every official email address even remotely connected to this event using some polite, but from a deployed 1SG language. Being deployed got the sense of urgency that I do not believe this case would have otherwise gotten.

Soldier got home - took care of her daughter's care issues and came back of sound mind and body.

Yeah; I stood up for someone. I usually would feel I wanted to stand up but wouldn't. Someone was being ridiculed on their uniform yet it wasn't their fault because of a medical condition. The person yelling at the Sailor was well known for taking out her issues and anger toward junior sailors. Not after that day.