During my time in the RAF my then sqn (206) took part in an exercise on detachment to Pax River USN base. On arrival we found that we had, in groups of 4 or 5, been allocated host families of members of the local sqns.
We were treated as family, invited to eat with them in their homes and taken sightseeing locally by said hosts.
Yeager is entitled to his opinión, based on his own experiences but from my personal experience I don´t believe it was widely shared.