; (B) is outside the competitive service; (C) holds the military grade specified pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for that position; and (D) while performing duties as a military technician (dual status)— (i) wears the uniform appropriate for the member’s grade and component of the armed forces; and (ii) adheres to all military regulations of the component concerned. (2) A non-dual status technician as defined in section 10217 of title 10, in a technician position designated in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. (c) The adjutants general referred to in section 314 of this title shall appoint, employ, administer, detail, and assign the technicians authorized by this section. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense— (1) a person employed under subsection (a) who is a military technician (dual status) and otherwise subject to the requirements of subsection (b)(1) who— (A) is separated from the National Guard shall be promptly separated from military technician (dual status) employment by the adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned; or (B) ceases to hold the military grade specified by the Secretary concerned for that position or fails to maintain the security or other military standards established for a member of a reserve component pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense that are required for that position shall be separated from employment as a military technician (dual status) and concurrently discharged from the National Guard by the adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned; (2) a technician may, at any time, be separated from technician employment for cause by the adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned