Despite the reduction in pay, I know having a steady income of any kind is better than nothing.

尽管工资减少了，但我知道有任何形式的稳定收入总比没有好。

The most common punishments are a reduction in pay, which means that they get paid less for a certain amount of time, or a reduction in rank, which means they get demoted, or moved to a lower position of power in the military.

最常见的惩罚是减薪，这意味着他们在一定时间内的薪水减少， 或者降级，这意味着他们被降职，或者调到军队中较低的职位。