Curiously, I noted once that it wasn't those with a public school background amongst the officers who were the chief protaganists of status. In fact, it was those who'd gained aircrew 'status' later in life having served elsewhere earlier in their careers. Nowhere was this more obvious than in the V-force, where ex-'hairies' were often inclined to throw their weight about. Similarly, some of the nastiest, pushiest senior officers it was my misfortune to come across were from relatively humble backgrounds - and had substantial chips on their shoulders. You don't seem to get this in the Army or Navy..
Was it that the public school chaps, having grown up in earlier, gentler years had a natural basic skill of working with others from a less privileged background without giving offence - or just that some in the other category were simply poachers turned gamekeepers?
There is no room for arrogance. As anyone who's ever kept a gun dog knows, mutual respect has to be earned - bullying and shouting is useless.