Again, in civvie street, would you expect to find the boss of a company both socialising and living near his work force? I think not.
Would it be
expected? Not necessarily.
Does it happen? Oh Yes.
In a cul-de-sac near me reside those ranking from Wg Cdr down to a married Cpl & SAC, including all ranks in-between, except any Chief Techs strangely.
Not the RAF! they arranged for a small segregated section to be made from partition boards and potted plants so that their officers could dine away from the irks!
As Herc crew we always ate in the main dining hall. Got a feeling one of our Sqn bosses once ate in the segregated area. The rest of his crew, officers included, did not.