A number of the replies to this thread have been of the variety of 'What are you moaning about? Your'e lucky to have the job'. But there is serious point to the original post.
Yes having lots of time off before a route check gives you time to swat up on all of the procedures, but complaining about not flying much before a route check can only be taken as a responsible attitude. After all the pilot that doesn't care how he does on a route check is likely to be the one that doesn't care how he flies normally, and that can not be a good thing.
So where does the responsibility for this kind of rostering lie? Rostering blame the training department and the training department blame rostering or say they can not interfere with rostering.
Bit of a dilemma really!