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when i do re-take the exam(s), they would only count for my application into the academy AND NOT FOR MY NOMINATIONS
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Not necessarily true.
I would retake the SATs and send the updated scores to your members of congress (MOC's). While application deadlines for most MOCs occur sometime in the fall, it is not unusual for their decision as to who gets the nod for a nomination to be made as late as January. I would suggest getting the application in on time, but sending any updated scores to them as you get them.
You have time to retest- Oct, Nov, and even Dec-
and it would be foolish not to take the test again-
and even more foolish not to prep for them.
Do whatever you can to prep for either the SAT or ACT- USNA will take you highest math and highest verbal score from any test- so you have nothing to lose by retesting. Get some review books and start practicing on old tests- time yourself as you complete each section, go over the problems you missed, and nail down the concepts you are weak in. Again, if you can afford it, take a review class or consider a tutor, especially for math- for 2 reasons. 1- USNA weighs the math scores with a higher multiple when calculating your whole person score, and 2-math is the easier score to move.
For verbal- find a good (and difficult) book to read, and read- keep a dictionary at your side and look up the words you don't know. You will be amazed at how much your vocabulary will improve just by doing that.
Get busy- your efforts will not go to waste, whether at USNA or the other colleges to which you are applying.