That description applies to High Schools with JROTC, who have been designated an honor school by JROTC. I do not know if you can get a ROTC nomination to USNA via AROTC or AFROTC. Did you apply for NROTC scholarship as a backup? If not, why not? If you did, why not attend that school?
As it happened the schools that I was accepted into and those that have NROTC did not line up. I realize in hindsight that I really should have applied to more schools to cover all my bases, but that's a mistake I own. In navigating the consequences of this myopia, I suppose I'll likely find myself relying on a congressional nomination this year again which is obviously not ideal. Then again my improved application should be of assistance to my competitiveness on the slate, so who knows.