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.
Share. By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Definition: Mass defect refers to the difference in mass between of an atom and the sum of the masses of the protons, neutrons, and electrons of the atom. This mass is typically associated with the binding energy between nucleons.