ðeɪ ɑːɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə pˈoʊsts ɐnˈæləɡəs tə ðɛɹ pɹˈɛzənt wˌʌn, ˈiːðɚɹ ˌɔn ɐ fˈɪksttˈɜːm dˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən bˈeɪsɪs æt lˈiːst fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ænd ɛkstˈɛnsᵻbəl, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚ ɹᵻtˈɜːnz tə ðɛɹ pˈɛɹənt kˈɑːdɚ ɔːɹ ɐn ɐbsˈoːɹpʃən bˈeɪsɪs wˌɛɹ ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl lˈiːvz ðə pˈɛɹənt kˈɑːdɚ fɚðə nˈuː wˌʌn.
They are appointed to posts analogous to their present one, either on a fixed-term deputation basis (at least five years and extensible, after which the officer returns to their parent cadre) or an absorption basis where the official leaves the parent cadre for the new one.