Trainees in the Police Cadet Corps shall, after sufficient training, be assigned to appropriate police duty and shall be entitled to a cash allowance to be determined by rules and regulations promulgated by the Police Commissioner and approved by the Governor; Provided, however, That a minimum weekly attendance for training and instructions shall be complied with by each trainee. Such cash allowances shall be made out of any annual appropriation to be made therefor to the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.). Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, members of the Police Cadet Corps shall not, by virtue of their service as such members, be considered employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and shall not be entitled, on account of such service, to leave benefits, to participation in the Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Virgin Islands, or to any similar benefit or program. Trainees of the Police Cadet Corps shall, however, receive workmen's compensation in accordance with the provisions of section 282 of Title 24, and the payment granted by this section shall not be considered monetary compensation within the meaning of subsection (b) of section 282 of Title 24.