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.
(plural flaws) 1  A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion. 2  A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden. 3  A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid. a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute.