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 person who is very nervous, tired, etc., and is not able to think or act normally. : something (such as a company or a government) that is in very bad condition and close to failure. 1.