(a) Membership in the Junior Firefighter Corps shall be voluntary and limited to able-bodied residents of the Virgin Islands aged nine to eighteen years, who have resided in the Virgin Islands for not less than two years and who are students in good standing in recognized schools in the Virgin Islands.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, and where otherwise qualified, members of the Junior Firefighter Corps in good standing and who have completed a minimum of two years of training shall be given priority by the Director when recruiting members for the Fire Service, provided they have successfully passed the written examination required of all firefighters and have attained the age of eighteen.
(c) Two positions, in each island district, either on the vacant and/or the new position listing, shall be reserved annually for Junior Firefighters who have successfully met all of the requirements in subsection (b) of this section.