Are Special Forces Soldiers less disciplined than conventional forces?

I will argue that Special Forces soldiers are more disciplined than the majority of conventional soldiers, here's why:

In the conventional military discipline is something that is imposed. I don’t believe that most soldiers have a high level of personal discipline. This is one of the reasons you see veterans get out of the military and seemingly “lose” that discipline, become overweight or other issues (obviously not always the case).

Imposing discipline, for example, requiring a specific haircut, boots, wear the uniform a specific way or any number of things required of soldiers, does not mean the soldier is disciplined. It simply means they comply with what is needed to avoid the potential punishment of non-compliance.

Special Forces soldiers, on the other hand have demonstrated many times over that they have self-discipline. They first did this by going above and beyond when it comes to physical fitness to meet the demands of selection. They did this during land navigation when they are completely alone and need to find specific points and countless other times throughout the entire training pipeline and while on a team.

Special Forces soldiers are often placed in countries far from headquarters, in small teams and given loose guidance on a specific campaign. It requires a massive amount of discipline to not only do the bare minimum but thrive in that environment. I believe the majority of conventional soldiers would not demonstrate that level of self-discipline if given a similar level of leeway.

The reason people think Special Forces soldiers lack discipline is due to the long hair, beards, or loose uniform standards but I believe SF soldiers simply prioritize the things the actually matter (the job and impact of a particular mission) more than adhering to the arbitrary standards of garrison doctrine.