Welcome Kurt,
I new on this forum to. Its great to see a youngster hitting the weights.
Everyone had to start somewhere Kurt. Even huge guys like Jay Cutler, all started sometime. I would recommend that you train with no more than two other guys. I find more than two and the attention to training starts to wain. I would also recommend hanging with a guy that has been hitting the iron for a few years. That is what I did, and I learned allot from him.
Good Luck