fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ bɹˈæʔn̩ lˈɜːnd dʒˌæpənˈiːz æz ɐ stˈuːdənt ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ɪn dʒəpˈæn, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐn ɐpˈɔɪntmənt təbi ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɐɾɐʃˈeɪ ɪn tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ.
From 1922 to 1924 Bratton learned Japanese as a student officer in Japan, followed by an appointment to be an assistant military attaché in Tokyo.