Stanislav Čeček was born in Líšno (today part of Bystřice near Benešov), Austria-Hungary. His father, Karel, was a forester, and Čeček went to the municipal school in Bystřice and then grammar school in Tábor before attending Prague Business Academy and Leipzig Business School. He joined Prague's 102nd Infantry Regiment as a lieutenant in 1907 and worked as a banker. He moved to Moscow in 1911 and worked at the Moscow office of Laurin & Klement company.[1]
In Czechoslovakia Čeček became a deputy chief of the General Staff. During 1921-1923 he studied in France at École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr. After returning he received a rank of division general and became a chief of president's Military Office. From 1926 he was a chief of Aviation Department in the Defense Ministry. From 1928 he became a commander of 5th Infantry Division in České Budějovice.