Yes. Each made guy had a crew of associates who worked under him full time. Sometimes in Chicago they were refered to as soldiers, but usually they were just refered to as 'His guys'

The made guy would be with his guys and then he would be with his Boss and the other made guys. The made guys would come around with some of the guys working under them also.
The Boss of the crew would be aware of the Guys working under the made guys because that's where the advancement would come into play at the right time.

The soldier/associates would be kept at a friendly arm's length. In other words, there were not privy to all the things a made was privy to for security reasons.

A soldier/associate's power pretty much began and ended with made guy for whom he worked.