ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks bɹˈæʔn̩ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ bɐtˈæliən kəmˈændɚɹ ʌvðə fˈoːɹɾi fˈɪfθ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːn skˈaʊts, ðˈɛn ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tʊ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə tʊ ɐtˈɛnd ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl stˈæf skˈuːl æt fˈɔːɹt lˈɛvənwˌɜːθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn.
In 1926 Bratton became a battalion commander of the 45th Regiment of the Philippine Scouts, then returning to America to attend the General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth in 1929.