(a) The Virgin Islands National Guard shall implement and administer the Youth Challenge Program, whose goal is to improve the life skills and employment potential of participants by providing military-based training and supervised work experience, in addition to the core program components of assisting participants to receive a high school diploma or its equivalent, leadership development, promoting fellowship and community service, developing life-coping skills, and improving physical fitness, health and hygiene.
(b) The Virgin Islands National Guard shall promulgate rules and regulations, including program personnel policy and staff criteria, participants eligibility standards, and procedures consistent with the Rules and Regulations of the U.S. Department of Defense Instruction No. 1025 promulgated by the U.S. Secretary of Defense and 52 U.S.C. Section 509.
(c) The National Guard shall prepare written guidelines concerning the nomination and selection process of participants in the program, and the guidelines must include a list of the factors considered in the selection process.