bɹˈæʃɪt ˈɜːnd ɐn ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌmðɪ ɪkˈoʊl nˈæʃəneɪl sˈuːpɚɹˌiːjʊɹ dˌɛɹoʊnətˈiːk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ænd ɐ ˌɛmˈɛs ɪn ˌɛɹoʊnˈɔːɾɪks ænd ˌæstɹənˈɔːɾɪks fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
Brachet earned an engineering degree from the Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Aeronautique in 1967 and a MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington in 1968.