Insignia pins functioned as silver bars signifying military rank for officers within the Chiss Ascendancy's military. These pins were affixed to the collar of their uniform. Cadets did not wear these pins, as they had not yet attained an official rank.
After the skirmish in the Kinoss system, General Ba'kif elevated Junior Commander Mitth'raw'nuru, whose core name was "Thrawn," directly to [Senior Commander](/article/senior_commander], bypassing the rank of Mid Commander. Additionally, Mid Captain Irizi'ar'alani, known as "Ziara," was promoted to [Senior Captain](/article/senior_captain]. They subsequently obtained their new insignia pins from the quartermaster.
At Ziara's promotion ceremony to the flag rank of Commodore, Supreme Admiral Ja'fosk presented Ziara with a box. Inside was a new commodore's uniform—colored white, a departure from the black uniform she had worn throughout her career—along with the corresponding insignia pins.