If your commander signs off, you'll have been granted leave, and your form is then forwarded to S1, and you can sign out on leave at battalion staff duty the day your leave begins. Usually the decision is made at the platoon level whether you get to go on leave.
Defect definition, a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine. See more.
A door that does not latch correctly is an example of something that would be described as defective. 1  having a defect or defects; imperfect; faulty. 2  Gram. lacking some of the usual forms of inflection: âoughtâ is a defective verb.  having a physical or mental defect; subnormal.