Countess of Wessex backs new UK military training to deal with rape victims and child soldiers
Soldiers now presented with scenarios where sexual violence has occured and children are armed
30 April 2021 • 9:30pm
The Countess of Wessex visited soldiers from the 2 Royal Anglian Task Group at Bodney Camp as they trained for deployment to Mali
British soldiers core training will include how to deal with rape victims and child soldiers for the first time, in an initiative that is supported by the Countess of Wessex.
In her first in-person engagement since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, the Countess of Wessex visited soldiers from the 2 Royal Anglian Task Group at Bodney Camp as they trained for deployment to Mali.