[@Bazmund] yeah that'd be possible! there's a few ways that might work- if boonies had cybernetic arms they could have an interface for him to 'plug' his arms in to control the mech instead of using traditional controls. It's very possible for there to be a specialized control system designed for him too. The main thing is to explain [i]why[/i] he gets to have that system- beyond just making him more effective/comfortable in combat. 

Perhaps he's being used as a testbed for a more tactile system, maybe cybernetic 'plugs' are becoming more common due to the growing number of pilots with cybernetics, stuff like that. Also keep in mind that, with some exceptions, very few people [i]own[/i] their own mechs, just like no one in the air force owns the fighter jets they pilot. If the pilot dies, the navy will take the mech (if it's still intact) and put a new pilot in it. Individual combat effectiveness is important, but at the end of the day each of these pilots are just a tiny cog in the machine that is the Imperial Navy.