ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, bɹˈæʔn̩ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə wˈɛst pˈɔɪnt æz ɐn ɪnstɹˈʌktɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ɹˌiːɐsˈaɪnd tə fˈɔːɹt bˈɛnɪŋ tə tˈiːtʃ ˈɪnfəntɹˌɪmɛn, bɹˈæʔn̩ hɪmsˈɛlf bˌiːɪŋ ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɪnfəntɹi bɹˈæntʃ.
In 1919, Bratton returned to West Point as an instructor until reassigned to Fort Benning to teach infantrymen, Bratton himself being a member of the Infantry Branch.