I'm not convinced the Outfit still has those layers it once had and which people still attribute to it. I'm not talking about charts people compile online. But an actual official chart released by the feds, showing such a hierarchical Outfit. All we hear about, mainly in articles, is who may be in the administration, whoever is the crew boss (i.e. captain) over a crew, and then soldiers and associates. Sounds pretty standard to me.

Look at the other small families remaining - New England, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. The numbers are relatively small, especially active guys on the street, so it's not like there's really a need for so many extra layers of insulation. Top bosses, area bosses, crew bosses, street bosses, blah, blah, blah. Personally, I think that's another image of the Outfit that is likely outdated.