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.
Crystal defect. Crystal defect, imperfection in the regular geometrical arrangement of the atoms in a crystalline solid. These imperfections result from deformation of the solid, rapid cooling from high temperature, or high-energy radiation (X-rays or neutrons) striking the solid.