What is the difference between a Congressional nomination and an ROTC nomination?

[MT302]

I know one comes from a congressman and the other from an ROTC sergeant but does it change admission chances? I know that a congressman can only have ,is it 5?, cadets/midshipmen at one time in a service academy and some Congressional districts are much more competitive than others. Does an ROTC nomination remove the candidate from their Congressional district's competition for appointments?

Thank you for any info

 

[Capt MJ]

I know one comes from a congressman and the other from an ROTC sergeant but does it change admission chances? I know that a congressman can only have ,is it 5?, cadets/midshipmen at one time in a service academy and some Congressional districts are much more competitive than others. Does an ROTC nomination remove the candidate from their Congressional district's competition for appointments?

Thank you for any info

Applicants are encouraged to apply to as many nom sources as they can. They do not cancel each other out.

You may want to read the Sticky post at the very top of the Nominations forum.

This link gets into the how many/where from details:
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33213.pdf