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.
2. defection-the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes). apostasy, renunciation. rejection-the state of being rejected.