尽管培训时间较长,爱尔兰的士官生收入低于最低工资,这引发了薪酬改革要求。 Irish cadets earn less than minimum wage despite longer training, sparking pay reform demands.

爱尔兰军校学员每周收入493.45欧元,低于最低工资,而新兵六个月后收入增加,尽管学员的训练时间更长,责任也更大,但第一年薪酬差距仍为40.7%。 Irish military cadets earn €493.45 weekly—below the minimum wage—while recruits earn more after six months, creating a 40.7% pay gap in the first year despite cadets’ longer training and greater responsibilities. 军官代表协会 （RACO） 敦促政府提高学员工资，警告说这会破坏招聘，并正在寻求更高的海外服务薪酬、外国出生的军官更快获得公民身份以及牧师的工会代表。 The Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) is urging the government to raise cadet pay, warning it undermines recruitment, and is seeking better pay for overseas service, faster citizenship for foreign-born officers, and union representation for chaplains. Tánaiste Simon Harris承认薪酬差距与培训时间有关,是一种反常现象,并说国防部对建设性接触持开放态度,包括通过地方谈判和今后的薪酬协议。 Tánaiste Simon Harris acknowledged the pay disparity as an anomaly tied to training duration and said the Department of Defence is open to constructive engagement, including through local bargaining and future pay agreements.